diff --git a/CHANGELOG-3.6.md b/CHANGELOG-3.6.md
index b127eb54970..36d0f7fa69b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-3.6.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-3.6.md
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ See [code changes](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/compare/v3.5.0...v3.6.0).
 ### etcdutl v3
 
 - Add command to generate [shell completion](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/13142).
+
+### Package `server`
+
+- Package `mvcc` was moved to `storage/mvcc`
+- Package `mvcc/backend` was moved to `storage/backend`
+- Package `mvcc/buckets` was moved to `storage/schema`
diff --git a/etcdutl/etcdutl/backup_command.go b/etcdutl/etcdutl/backup_command.go
index 045d1e7a7be..1f249ca5a82 100644
--- a/etcdutl/etcdutl/backup_command.go
+++ b/etcdutl/etcdutl/backup_command.go
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/membership"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/snap"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/v2store"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/verify"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/wal"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/wal/walpb"
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func saveDB(lg *zap.Logger, destDB, srcDB string, idx uint64, term uint64, desir
 
 	be := backend.NewDefaultBackend(destDB)
 	defer be.Close()
-	ms := buckets.NewMembershipStore(lg, be)
+	ms := schema.NewMembershipStore(lg, be)
 	if err := ms.TrimClusterFromBackend(); err != nil {
 		lg.Fatal("bbolt tx.Membership failed", zap.Error(err))
 	}
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ func saveDB(lg *zap.Logger, destDB, srcDB string, idx uint64, term uint64, desir
 		tx := be.BatchTx()
 		tx.Lock()
 		defer tx.Unlock()
-		buckets.UnsafeCreateMetaBucket(tx)
-		buckets.UnsafeUpdateConsistentIndex(tx, idx, term, false)
+		schema.UnsafeCreateMetaBucket(tx)
+		schema.UnsafeUpdateConsistentIndex(tx, idx, term, false)
 	} else {
 		// Thanks to translateWAL not moving entries, but just replacing them with
 		// 'empty', there is no need to update the consistency index.
diff --git a/etcdutl/etcdutl/defrag_command.go b/etcdutl/etcdutl/defrag_command.go
index 231d9e034e0..67880c0c269 100644
--- a/etcdutl/etcdutl/defrag_command.go
+++ b/etcdutl/etcdutl/defrag_command.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/cobrautl"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/datadir"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/etcdutl/snapshot/v3_snapshot.go b/etcdutl/snapshot/v3_snapshot.go
index 07886d0f637..eefcdb812bb 100644
--- a/etcdutl/snapshot/v3_snapshot.go
+++ b/etcdutl/snapshot/v3_snapshot.go
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/snap"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/v2store"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/cindex"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/verify"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/wal"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/wal/walpb"
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (s *v3Manager) Status(dbPath string) (ds Status, err error) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("snapshot file integrity check failed. %d errors found.\n"+strings.Join(dbErrStrings, "\n"), len(dbErrStrings))
 		}
 		ds.TotalSize = tx.Size()
-		v := buckets.ReadStorageVersionFromSnapshot(tx)
+		v := schema.ReadStorageVersionFromSnapshot(tx)
 		if v != nil {
 			ds.Version = v.String()
 		}
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func (s *v3Manager) saveDB() error {
 	be := backend.NewDefaultBackend(s.outDbPath())
 	defer be.Close()
 
-	err = buckets.NewMembershipStore(s.lg, be).TrimMembershipFromBackend()
+	err = schema.NewMembershipStore(s.lg, be).TrimMembershipFromBackend()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ func (s *v3Manager) saveWALAndSnap() (*raftpb.HardState, error) {
 	s.cl.SetStore(st)
 	be := backend.NewDefaultBackend(s.outDbPath())
 	defer be.Close()
-	s.cl.SetBackend(buckets.NewMembershipStore(s.lg, be))
+	s.cl.SetBackend(schema.NewMembershipStore(s.lg, be))
 	for _, m := range s.cl.Members() {
 		s.cl.AddMember(m, true)
 	}
diff --git a/server/auth/range_perm_cache.go b/server/auth/range_perm_cache.go
index 9fccd1158df..aed9e6451af 100644
--- a/server/auth/range_perm_cache.go
+++ b/server/auth/range_perm_cache.go
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ package auth
 import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/authpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/adt"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 func getMergedPerms(lg *zap.Logger, tx backend.BatchTx, userName string) *unifiedRangePermissions {
-	user := buckets.UnsafeGetUser(lg, tx, userName)
+	user := schema.UnsafeGetUser(lg, tx, userName)
 	if user == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func getMergedPerms(lg *zap.Logger, tx backend.BatchTx, userName string) *unifie
 	writePerms := adt.NewIntervalTree()
 
 	for _, roleName := range user.Roles {
-		role := buckets.UnsafeGetRole(lg, tx, roleName)
+		role := schema.UnsafeGetRole(lg, tx, roleName)
 		if role == nil {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/server/auth/store.go b/server/auth/store.go
index 53f0aab10d9..ceab53cdb7e 100644
--- a/server/auth/store.go
+++ b/server/auth/store.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/authpb"
 	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/v3rpc/rpctypes"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func (as *authStore) AuthEnable() error {
 		b.ForceCommit()
 	}()
 
-	u := buckets.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, rootUser)
+	u := schema.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, rootUser)
 	if u == nil {
 		return ErrRootUserNotExist
 	}
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (as *authStore) AuthEnable() error {
 		return ErrRootRoleNotExist
 	}
 
-	buckets.UnsafeSaveAuthEnabled(tx, true)
+	schema.UnsafeSaveAuthEnabled(tx, true)
 
 	as.enabled = true
 	as.tokenProvider.enable()
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func (as *authStore) AuthDisable() {
 	b := as.be
 	tx := b.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	buckets.UnsafeSaveAuthEnabled(tx, false)
+	schema.UnsafeSaveAuthEnabled(tx, false)
 	as.commitRevision(tx)
 	tx.Unlock()
 	b.ForceCommit()
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (as *authStore) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, username, password string
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
 
-	user := buckets.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, username)
+	user := schema.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, username)
 	if user == nil {
 		return nil, ErrAuthFailed
 	}
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func (as *authStore) CheckPassword(username, password string) (uint64, error) {
 		tx.Lock()
 		defer tx.Unlock()
 
-		user = buckets.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, username)
+		user = schema.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, username)
 		if user == nil {
 			return 0, ErrAuthFailed
 		}
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func (as *authStore) Recover(be backend.Backend) {
 	tx := be.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
 
-	enabled := buckets.UnsafeReadAuthEnabled(tx)
+	enabled := schema.UnsafeReadAuthEnabled(tx)
 	as.setRevision(getRevision(tx))
 
 	tx.Unlock()
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func (as *authStore) UserAdd(r *pb.AuthUserAddRequest) (*pb.AuthUserAddResponse,
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
 
-	user := buckets.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, r.Name)
+	user := schema.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, r.Name)
 	if user != nil {
 		return nil, ErrUserAlreadyExist
 	}
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ func (as *authStore) UserAdd(r *pb.AuthUserAddRequest) (*pb.AuthUserAddResponse,
 		Options:  options,
 	}
 
-	buckets.UnsafePutUser(as.lg, tx, newUser)
+	schema.UnsafePutUser(as.lg, tx, newUser)
 
 	as.commitRevision(tx)
 
@@ -427,12 +427,12 @@ func (as *authStore) UserDelete(r *pb.AuthUserDeleteRequest) (*pb.AuthUserDelete
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
 
-	user := buckets.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, r.Name)
+	user := schema.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, r.Name)
 	if user == nil {
 		return nil, ErrUserNotFound
 	}
 
-	buckets.UnsafeDeleteUser(tx, r.Name)
+	schema.UnsafeDeleteUser(tx, r.Name)
 
 	as.commitRevision(tx)
 
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ func (as *authStore) UserChangePassword(r *pb.AuthUserChangePasswordRequest) (*p
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
 
-	user := buckets.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, r.Name)
+	user := schema.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, r.Name)
 	if user == nil {
 		return nil, ErrUserNotFound
 	}
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ func (as *authStore) UserChangePassword(r *pb.AuthUserChangePasswordRequest) (*p
 		Options:  user.Options,
 	}
 
-	buckets.UnsafePutUser(as.lg, tx, updatedUser)
+	schema.UnsafePutUser(as.lg, tx, updatedUser)
 
 	as.commitRevision(tx)
 
@@ -494,13 +494,13 @@ func (as *authStore) UserGrantRole(r *pb.AuthUserGrantRoleRequest) (*pb.AuthUser
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
 
-	user := buckets.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, r.User)
+	user := schema.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, r.User)
 	if user == nil {
 		return nil, ErrUserNotFound
 	}
 
 	if r.Role != rootRole {
-		role := buckets.UnsafeGetRole(as.lg, tx, r.Role)
+		role := schema.UnsafeGetRole(as.lg, tx, r.Role)
 		if role == nil {
 			return nil, ErrRoleNotFound
 		}
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ func (as *authStore) UserGrantRole(r *pb.AuthUserGrantRoleRequest) (*pb.AuthUser
 	user.Roles = append(user.Roles, r.Role)
 	sort.Strings(user.Roles)
 
-	buckets.UnsafePutUser(as.lg, tx, user)
+	schema.UnsafePutUser(as.lg, tx, user)
 
 	as.invalidateCachedPerm(r.User)
 
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ func (as *authStore) UserGrantRole(r *pb.AuthUserGrantRoleRequest) (*pb.AuthUser
 func (as *authStore) UserGet(r *pb.AuthUserGetRequest) (*pb.AuthUserGetResponse, error) {
 	tx := as.be.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	user := buckets.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, r.Name)
+	user := schema.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, r.Name)
 	tx.Unlock()
 
 	if user == nil {
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ func (as *authStore) UserGet(r *pb.AuthUserGetRequest) (*pb.AuthUserGetResponse,
 func (as *authStore) UserList(r *pb.AuthUserListRequest) (*pb.AuthUserListResponse, error) {
 	tx := as.be.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	users := buckets.UnsafeGetAllUsers(as.lg, tx)
+	users := schema.UnsafeGetAllUsers(as.lg, tx)
 	tx.Unlock()
 
 	resp := &pb.AuthUserListResponse{Users: make([]string, len(users))}
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ func (as *authStore) UserRevokeRole(r *pb.AuthUserRevokeRoleRequest) (*pb.AuthUs
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
 
-	user := buckets.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, r.Name)
+	user := schema.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, r.Name)
 	if user == nil {
 		return nil, ErrUserNotFound
 	}
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ func (as *authStore) UserRevokeRole(r *pb.AuthUserRevokeRoleRequest) (*pb.AuthUs
 		return nil, ErrRoleNotGranted
 	}
 
-	buckets.UnsafePutUser(as.lg, tx, updatedUser)
+	schema.UnsafePutUser(as.lg, tx, updatedUser)
 
 	as.invalidateCachedPerm(r.Name)
 
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ func (as *authStore) RoleGet(r *pb.AuthRoleGetRequest) (*pb.AuthRoleGetResponse,
 
 	var resp pb.AuthRoleGetResponse
 
-	role := buckets.UnsafeGetRole(as.lg, tx, r.Role)
+	role := schema.UnsafeGetRole(as.lg, tx, r.Role)
 	if role == nil {
 		return nil, ErrRoleNotFound
 	}
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ func (as *authStore) RoleGet(r *pb.AuthRoleGetRequest) (*pb.AuthRoleGetResponse,
 func (as *authStore) RoleList(r *pb.AuthRoleListRequest) (*pb.AuthRoleListResponse, error) {
 	tx := as.be.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	roles := buckets.UnsafeGetAllRoles(as.lg, tx)
+	roles := schema.UnsafeGetAllRoles(as.lg, tx)
 	tx.Unlock()
 
 	resp := &pb.AuthRoleListResponse{Roles: make([]string, len(roles))}
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ func (as *authStore) RoleRevokePermission(r *pb.AuthRoleRevokePermissionRequest)
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
 
-	role := buckets.UnsafeGetRole(as.lg, tx, r.Role)
+	role := schema.UnsafeGetRole(as.lg, tx, r.Role)
 	if role == nil {
 		return nil, ErrRoleNotFound
 	}
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ func (as *authStore) RoleRevokePermission(r *pb.AuthRoleRevokePermissionRequest)
 		return nil, ErrPermissionNotGranted
 	}
 
-	buckets.UnsafePutRole(as.lg, tx, updatedRole)
+	schema.UnsafePutRole(as.lg, tx, updatedRole)
 
 	// TODO(mitake): currently single role update invalidates every cache
 	// It should be optimized.
@@ -697,14 +697,14 @@ func (as *authStore) RoleDelete(r *pb.AuthRoleDeleteRequest) (*pb.AuthRoleDelete
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
 
-	role := buckets.UnsafeGetRole(as.lg, tx, r.Role)
+	role := schema.UnsafeGetRole(as.lg, tx, r.Role)
 	if role == nil {
 		return nil, ErrRoleNotFound
 	}
 
-	buckets.UnsafeDeleteRole(tx, r.Role)
+	schema.UnsafeDeleteRole(tx, r.Role)
 
-	users := buckets.UnsafeGetAllUsers(as.lg, tx)
+	users := schema.UnsafeGetAllUsers(as.lg, tx)
 	for _, user := range users {
 		updatedUser := &authpb.User{
 			Name:     user.Name,
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ func (as *authStore) RoleDelete(r *pb.AuthRoleDeleteRequest) (*pb.AuthRoleDelete
 			continue
 		}
 
-		buckets.UnsafePutUser(as.lg, tx, updatedUser)
+		schema.UnsafePutUser(as.lg, tx, updatedUser)
 
 		as.invalidateCachedPerm(string(user.Name))
 	}
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ func (as *authStore) RoleAdd(r *pb.AuthRoleAddRequest) (*pb.AuthRoleAddResponse,
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
 
-	role := buckets.UnsafeGetRole(as.lg, tx, r.Name)
+	role := schema.UnsafeGetRole(as.lg, tx, r.Name)
 	if role != nil {
 		return nil, ErrRoleAlreadyExist
 	}
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ func (as *authStore) RoleAdd(r *pb.AuthRoleAddRequest) (*pb.AuthRoleAddResponse,
 		Name: []byte(r.Name),
 	}
 
-	buckets.UnsafePutRole(as.lg, tx, newRole)
+	schema.UnsafePutRole(as.lg, tx, newRole)
 
 	as.commitRevision(tx)
 
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ func (as *authStore) RoleGrantPermission(r *pb.AuthRoleGrantPermissionRequest) (
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
 
-	role := buckets.UnsafeGetRole(as.lg, tx, r.Name)
+	role := schema.UnsafeGetRole(as.lg, tx, r.Name)
 	if role == nil {
 		return nil, ErrRoleNotFound
 	}
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ func (as *authStore) RoleGrantPermission(r *pb.AuthRoleGrantPermissionRequest) (
 		sort.Sort(permSlice(role.KeyPermission))
 	}
 
-	buckets.UnsafePutRole(as.lg, tx, role)
+	schema.UnsafePutRole(as.lg, tx, role)
 
 	// TODO(mitake): currently single role update invalidates every cache
 	// It should be optimized.
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ func (as *authStore) isOpPermitted(userName string, revision uint64, key, rangeE
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
 
-	user := buckets.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, userName)
+	user := schema.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, userName)
 	if user == nil {
 		as.lg.Error("cannot find a user for permission check", zap.String("user-name", userName))
 		return ErrPermissionDenied
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ func (as *authStore) IsAdminPermitted(authInfo *AuthInfo) error {
 
 	tx := as.be.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	u := buckets.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, authInfo.Username)
+	u := schema.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, authInfo.Username)
 	tx.Unlock()
 
 	if u == nil {
@@ -930,11 +930,11 @@ func NewAuthStore(lg *zap.Logger, be backend.Backend, tp TokenProvider, bcryptCo
 	tx := be.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
 
-	buckets.UnsafeCreateAuthBucket(tx)
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.AuthUsers)
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.AuthRoles)
+	schema.UnsafeCreateAuthBucket(tx)
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.AuthUsers)
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.AuthRoles)
 
-	enabled := buckets.UnsafeReadAuthEnabled(tx)
+	enabled := schema.UnsafeReadAuthEnabled(tx)
 
 	as := &authStore{
 		revision:       getRevision(tx),
@@ -970,11 +970,11 @@ func hasRootRole(u *authpb.User) bool {
 
 func (as *authStore) commitRevision(tx backend.BatchTx) {
 	atomic.AddUint64(&as.revision, 1)
-	buckets.UnsafeSaveAuthRevision(tx, as.Revision())
+	schema.UnsafeSaveAuthRevision(tx, as.Revision())
 }
 
 func getRevision(tx backend.BatchTx) uint64 {
-	return buckets.UnsafeReadAuthRevision(tx)
+	return schema.UnsafeReadAuthRevision(tx)
 }
 
 func (as *authStore) setRevision(rev uint64) {
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ func (as *authStore) WithRoot(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
 func (as *authStore) HasRole(user, role string) bool {
 	tx := as.be.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	u := buckets.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, user)
+	u := schema.UnsafeGetUser(as.lg, tx, user)
 	tx.Unlock()
 
 	if u == nil {
diff --git a/server/auth/store_test.go b/server/auth/store_test.go
index 4b1778268d1..c84692e9398 100644
--- a/server/auth/store_test.go
+++ b/server/auth/store_test.go
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/authpb"
 	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/v3rpc/rpctypes"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3alarm/alarms.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3alarm/alarms.go
index 5f565158a07..4dc56f10688 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3alarm/alarms.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3alarm/alarms.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (
 
 	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3/types"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (a *AlarmStore) Activate(id types.ID, at pb.AlarmType) *pb.AlarmMember {
 		return m
 	}
 
-	buckets.MustPutAlarm(a.lg, a.bg.Backend().BatchTx(), newAlarm)
+	schema.MustPutAlarm(a.lg, a.bg.Backend().BatchTx(), newAlarm)
 	return newAlarm
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (a *AlarmStore) Deactivate(id types.ID, at pb.AlarmType) *pb.AlarmMember {
 
 	delete(t, id)
 
-	buckets.MustDeleteAlarm(a.lg, a.bg.Backend().BatchTx(), m)
+	schema.MustDeleteAlarm(a.lg, a.bg.Backend().BatchTx(), m)
 	return m
 }
 
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ func (a *AlarmStore) restore() error {
 	tx := b.BatchTx()
 
 	tx.Lock()
-	buckets.UnsafeCreateAlarmBucket(tx)
-	ms, err := buckets.UnsafeGetAllAlarms(tx)
+	schema.UnsafeCreateAlarmBucket(tx)
+	ms, err := schema.UnsafeGetAllAlarms(tx)
 	tx.Unlock()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3compactor/periodic.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3compactor/periodic.go
index 083c72ede24..218076c01d1 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3compactor/periodic.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3compactor/periodic.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
 
 	"github.com/jonboulle/clockwork"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3compactor/revision.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3compactor/revision.go
index 83be6279478..37492f2b4d5 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3compactor/revision.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3compactor/revision.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
 
 	"github.com/jonboulle/clockwork"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/maintenance.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/maintenance.go
index 82085c54673..59732f61900 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/maintenance.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/maintenance.go
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/auth"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (ms *maintenanceServer) Defragment(ctx context.Context, sr *pb.DefragmentRe
 const snapshotSendBufferSize = 32 * 1024
 
 func (ms *maintenanceServer) Snapshot(sr *pb.SnapshotRequest, srv pb.Maintenance_SnapshotServer) error {
-	ver := buckets.ReadStorageVersion(ms.bg.Backend().ReadTx())
+	ver := schema.ReadStorageVersion(ms.bg.Backend().ReadTx())
 	storageVersion := ""
 	if ver != nil {
 		storageVersion = ver.String()
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util.go
index f61fae03b96..373d430e24f 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/membership"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util_test.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util_test.go
index d7f5a3ce92f..3ffbbbb8cdb 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/v3rpc/rpctypes"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch.go
index c56ec4b26e7..b8466354b1e 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/v3rpc/rpctypes"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/auth"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/apply.go b/server/etcdserver/apply.go
index 5a77ef37734..5235d61cd8d 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/apply.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/apply.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/membership"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
 
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/apply_auth.go b/server/etcdserver/apply_auth.go
index 74fd2b4fc37..bf043aa731b 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/apply_auth.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/apply_auth.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/auth"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/membership"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
 )
 
 type authApplierV3 struct {
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/backend.go b/server/etcdserver/backend.go
index 3e95a8ccb89..e0da65c6ce2 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/backend.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/backend.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3/raftpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/config"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/snap"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func openBackend(cfg config.ServerConfig, hooks backend.Hooks) backend.Backend {
 func recoverSnapshotBackend(cfg config.ServerConfig, oldbe backend.Backend, snapshot raftpb.Snapshot, beExist bool, hooks backend.Hooks) (backend.Backend, error) {
 	consistentIndex := uint64(0)
 	if beExist {
-		consistentIndex, _ = buckets.ReadConsistentIndex(oldbe.BatchTx())
+		consistentIndex, _ = schema.ReadConsistentIndex(oldbe.BatchTx())
 	}
 	if snapshot.Metadata.Index <= consistentIndex {
 		return oldbe, nil
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/bootstrap.go b/server/etcdserver/bootstrap.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d0f95f4c448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/etcdserver/bootstrap.go
@@ -0,0 +1,599 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The etcd Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package etcdserver
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/coreos/go-semver/semver"
+	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3/fileutil"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3/types"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/pbutil"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3/raftpb"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/config"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/membership"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/rafthttp"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/snap"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/v2discovery"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/v2store"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/cindex"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/wal"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/wal/walpb"
+)
+
+func bootstrap(cfg config.ServerConfig) (b *bootstrappedServer, err error) {
+	st := v2store.New(StoreClusterPrefix, StoreKeysPrefix)
+
+	if cfg.MaxRequestBytes > recommendedMaxRequestBytes {
+		cfg.Logger.Warn(
+			"exceeded recommended request limit",
+			zap.Uint("max-request-bytes", cfg.MaxRequestBytes),
+			zap.String("max-request-size", humanize.Bytes(uint64(cfg.MaxRequestBytes))),
+			zap.Int("recommended-request-bytes", recommendedMaxRequestBytes),
+			zap.String("recommended-request-size", recommendedMaxRequestBytesString),
+		)
+	}
+
+	if terr := fileutil.TouchDirAll(cfg.DataDir); terr != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot access data directory: %v", terr)
+	}
+
+	haveWAL := wal.Exist(cfg.WALDir())
+	ss := bootstrapSnapshot(cfg)
+
+	be, ci, beExist, beHooks, err := bootstrapBackend(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err != nil {
+			be.Close()
+		}
+	}()
+
+	prt, err := rafthttp.NewRoundTripper(cfg.PeerTLSInfo, cfg.PeerDialTimeout())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case !haveWAL && !cfg.NewCluster:
+		b, err = bootstrapExistingClusterNoWAL(cfg, prt, st, be)
+	case !haveWAL && cfg.NewCluster:
+		b, err = bootstrapNewClusterNoWAL(cfg, prt, st, be)
+	case haveWAL:
+		b, err = bootstrapWithWAL(cfg, st, be, ss, beExist, beHooks, ci)
+	default:
+		be.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported bootstrap config")
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if terr := fileutil.TouchDirAll(cfg.MemberDir()); terr != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot access member directory: %v", terr)
+	}
+	b.prt = prt
+	b.ci = ci
+	b.st = st
+	b.be = be
+	b.ss = ss
+	b.beHooks = beHooks
+	return b, nil
+}
+
+type bootstrappedServer struct {
+	raft    *bootstrappedRaft
+	remotes []*membership.Member
+	prt     http.RoundTripper
+	ci      cindex.ConsistentIndexer
+	st      v2store.Store
+	be      backend.Backend
+	ss      *snap.Snapshotter
+	beHooks *backendHooks
+}
+
+func bootstrapSnapshot(cfg config.ServerConfig) *snap.Snapshotter {
+	if err := fileutil.TouchDirAll(cfg.SnapDir()); err != nil {
+		cfg.Logger.Fatal(
+			"failed to create snapshot directory",
+			zap.String("path", cfg.SnapDir()),
+			zap.Error(err),
+		)
+	}
+
+	if err := fileutil.RemoveMatchFile(cfg.Logger, cfg.SnapDir(), func(fileName string) bool {
+		return strings.HasPrefix(fileName, "tmp")
+	}); err != nil {
+		cfg.Logger.Error(
+			"failed to remove temp file(s) in snapshot directory",
+			zap.String("path", cfg.SnapDir()),
+			zap.Error(err),
+		)
+	}
+	return snap.New(cfg.Logger, cfg.SnapDir())
+}
+
+func bootstrapBackend(cfg config.ServerConfig) (be backend.Backend, ci cindex.ConsistentIndexer, beExist bool, beHooks *backendHooks, err error) {
+	beExist = fileutil.Exist(cfg.BackendPath())
+	ci = cindex.NewConsistentIndex(nil)
+	beHooks = &backendHooks{lg: cfg.Logger, indexer: ci}
+	be = openBackend(cfg, beHooks)
+	ci.SetBackend(be)
+	schema.CreateMetaBucket(be.BatchTx())
+	if cfg.ExperimentalBootstrapDefragThresholdMegabytes != 0 {
+		err := maybeDefragBackend(cfg, be)
+		if err != nil {
+			be.Close()
+			return nil, nil, false, nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	cfg.Logger.Debug("restore consistentIndex", zap.Uint64("index", ci.ConsistentIndex()))
+	return be, ci, beExist, beHooks, nil
+}
+
+func maybeDefragBackend(cfg config.ServerConfig, be backend.Backend) error {
+	size := be.Size()
+	sizeInUse := be.SizeInUse()
+	freeableMemory := uint(size - sizeInUse)
+	thresholdBytes := cfg.ExperimentalBootstrapDefragThresholdMegabytes * 1024 * 1024
+	if freeableMemory < thresholdBytes {
+		cfg.Logger.Info("Skipping defragmentation",
+			zap.Int64("current-db-size-bytes", size),
+			zap.String("current-db-size", humanize.Bytes(uint64(size))),
+			zap.Int64("current-db-size-in-use-bytes", sizeInUse),
+			zap.String("current-db-size-in-use", humanize.Bytes(uint64(sizeInUse))),
+			zap.Uint("experimental-bootstrap-defrag-threshold-bytes", thresholdBytes),
+			zap.String("experimental-bootstrap-defrag-threshold", humanize.Bytes(uint64(thresholdBytes))),
+		)
+		return nil
+	}
+	return be.Defrag()
+}
+
+func bootstrapExistingClusterNoWAL(cfg config.ServerConfig, prt http.RoundTripper, st v2store.Store, be backend.Backend) (*bootstrappedServer, error) {
+	if err := cfg.VerifyJoinExisting(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	cl, err := membership.NewClusterFromURLsMap(cfg.Logger, cfg.InitialClusterToken, cfg.InitialPeerURLsMap)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	existingCluster, gerr := GetClusterFromRemotePeers(cfg.Logger, getRemotePeerURLs(cl, cfg.Name), prt)
+	if gerr != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot fetch cluster info from peer urls: %v", gerr)
+	}
+	if err := membership.ValidateClusterAndAssignIDs(cfg.Logger, cl, existingCluster); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error validating peerURLs %s: %v", existingCluster, err)
+	}
+	if !isCompatibleWithCluster(cfg.Logger, cl, cl.MemberByName(cfg.Name).ID, prt) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("incompatible with current running cluster")
+	}
+
+	remotes := existingCluster.Members()
+	cl.SetID(types.ID(0), existingCluster.ID())
+	cl.SetStore(st)
+	cl.SetBackend(schema.NewMembershipStore(cfg.Logger, be))
+	br := bootstrapRaftFromCluster(cfg, cl, nil)
+	cl.SetID(br.wal.id, existingCluster.ID())
+	return &bootstrappedServer{
+		raft:    br,
+		remotes: remotes,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func bootstrapNewClusterNoWAL(cfg config.ServerConfig, prt http.RoundTripper, st v2store.Store, be backend.Backend) (*bootstrappedServer, error) {
+	if err := cfg.VerifyBootstrap(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	cl, err := membership.NewClusterFromURLsMap(cfg.Logger, cfg.InitialClusterToken, cfg.InitialPeerURLsMap)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	m := cl.MemberByName(cfg.Name)
+	if isMemberBootstrapped(cfg.Logger, cl, cfg.Name, prt, cfg.BootstrapTimeoutEffective()) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("member %s has already been bootstrapped", m.ID)
+	}
+	if cfg.ShouldDiscover() {
+		var str string
+		str, err = v2discovery.JoinCluster(cfg.Logger, cfg.DiscoveryURL, cfg.DiscoveryProxy, m.ID, cfg.InitialPeerURLsMap.String())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, &DiscoveryError{Op: "join", Err: err}
+		}
+		var urlsmap types.URLsMap
+		urlsmap, err = types.NewURLsMap(str)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if config.CheckDuplicateURL(urlsmap) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("discovery cluster %s has duplicate url", urlsmap)
+		}
+		if cl, err = membership.NewClusterFromURLsMap(cfg.Logger, cfg.InitialClusterToken, urlsmap); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	cl.SetStore(st)
+	cl.SetBackend(schema.NewMembershipStore(cfg.Logger, be))
+	br := bootstrapRaftFromCluster(cfg, cl, cl.MemberIDs())
+	cl.SetID(br.wal.id, cl.ID())
+	return &bootstrappedServer{
+		remotes: nil,
+		raft:    br,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func bootstrapWithWAL(cfg config.ServerConfig, st v2store.Store, be backend.Backend, ss *snap.Snapshotter, beExist bool, beHooks *backendHooks, ci cindex.ConsistentIndexer) (*bootstrappedServer, error) {
+	if err := fileutil.IsDirWriteable(cfg.MemberDir()); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot write to member directory: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := fileutil.IsDirWriteable(cfg.WALDir()); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot write to WAL directory: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if cfg.ShouldDiscover() {
+		cfg.Logger.Warn(
+			"discovery token is ignored since cluster already initialized; valid logs are found",
+			zap.String("wal-dir", cfg.WALDir()),
+		)
+	}
+
+	// Find a snapshot to start/restart a raft node
+	walSnaps, err := wal.ValidSnapshotEntries(cfg.Logger, cfg.WALDir())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// snapshot files can be orphaned if etcd crashes after writing them but before writing the corresponding
+	// wal log entries
+	snapshot, err := ss.LoadNewestAvailable(walSnaps)
+	if err != nil && err != snap.ErrNoSnapshot {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if snapshot != nil {
+		if err = st.Recovery(snapshot.Data); err != nil {
+			cfg.Logger.Panic("failed to recover from snapshot", zap.Error(err))
+		}
+
+		if err = assertNoV2StoreContent(cfg.Logger, st, cfg.V2Deprecation); err != nil {
+			cfg.Logger.Error("illegal v2store content", zap.Error(err))
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		cfg.Logger.Info(
+			"recovered v2 store from snapshot",
+			zap.Uint64("snapshot-index", snapshot.Metadata.Index),
+			zap.String("snapshot-size", humanize.Bytes(uint64(snapshot.Size()))),
+		)
+
+		if be, err = recoverSnapshotBackend(cfg, be, *snapshot, beExist, beHooks); err != nil {
+			cfg.Logger.Panic("failed to recover v3 backend from snapshot", zap.Error(err))
+		}
+		s1, s2 := be.Size(), be.SizeInUse()
+		cfg.Logger.Info(
+			"recovered v3 backend from snapshot",
+			zap.Int64("backend-size-bytes", s1),
+			zap.String("backend-size", humanize.Bytes(uint64(s1))),
+			zap.Int64("backend-size-in-use-bytes", s2),
+			zap.String("backend-size-in-use", humanize.Bytes(uint64(s2))),
+		)
+		if beExist {
+			// TODO: remove kvindex != 0 checking when we do not expect users to upgrade
+			// etcd from pre-3.0 release.
+			kvindex := ci.ConsistentIndex()
+			if kvindex < snapshot.Metadata.Index {
+				if kvindex != 0 {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("database file (%v index %d) does not match with snapshot (index %d)", cfg.BackendPath(), kvindex, snapshot.Metadata.Index)
+				}
+				cfg.Logger.Warn(
+					"consistent index was never saved",
+					zap.Uint64("snapshot-index", snapshot.Metadata.Index),
+				)
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		cfg.Logger.Info("No snapshot found. Recovering WAL from scratch!")
+	}
+
+	r := &bootstrappedServer{}
+	if !cfg.ForceNewCluster {
+		r.raft = bootstrapRaftFromWal(cfg, snapshot)
+	} else {
+		r.raft = bootstrapRaftFromWalStandalone(cfg, snapshot)
+	}
+
+	r.raft.cl.SetStore(st)
+	r.raft.cl.SetBackend(schema.NewMembershipStore(cfg.Logger, be))
+	r.raft.cl.Recover(api.UpdateCapability)
+	if r.raft.cl.Version() != nil && !r.raft.cl.Version().LessThan(semver.Version{Major: 3}) && !beExist {
+		bepath := cfg.BackendPath()
+		os.RemoveAll(bepath)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("database file (%v) of the backend is missing", bepath)
+	}
+	return r, nil
+}
+
+func bootstrapRaftFromCluster(cfg config.ServerConfig, cl *membership.RaftCluster, ids []types.ID) *bootstrappedRaft {
+	member := cl.MemberByName(cfg.Name)
+	id := member.ID
+	wal := bootstrapNewWAL(cfg, id, cl.ID())
+	peers := make([]raft.Peer, len(ids))
+	for i, id := range ids {
+		var ctx []byte
+		ctx, err := json.Marshal((*cl).Member(id))
+		if err != nil {
+			cfg.Logger.Panic("failed to marshal member", zap.Error(err))
+		}
+		peers[i] = raft.Peer{ID: uint64(id), Context: ctx}
+	}
+	cfg.Logger.Info(
+		"starting local member",
+		zap.String("local-member-id", id.String()),
+		zap.String("cluster-id", cl.ID().String()),
+	)
+	s := wal.MemoryStorage()
+	return &bootstrappedRaft{
+		lg:        cfg.Logger,
+		heartbeat: time.Duration(cfg.TickMs) * time.Millisecond,
+		cl:        cl,
+		config:    raftConfig(cfg, uint64(wal.id), s),
+		peers:     peers,
+		storage:   s,
+		wal:       wal,
+	}
+}
+
+func bootstrapRaftFromWal(cfg config.ServerConfig, snapshot *raftpb.Snapshot) *bootstrappedRaft {
+	wal := bootstrapWALFromSnapshot(cfg.Logger, cfg.WALDir(), snapshot, cfg.UnsafeNoFsync)
+
+	cfg.Logger.Info(
+		"restarting local member",
+		zap.String("cluster-id", wal.cid.String()),
+		zap.String("local-member-id", wal.id.String()),
+		zap.Uint64("commit-index", wal.st.Commit),
+	)
+	cl := membership.NewCluster(cfg.Logger)
+	cl.SetID(wal.id, wal.cid)
+	s := wal.MemoryStorage()
+	return &bootstrappedRaft{
+		lg:        cfg.Logger,
+		heartbeat: time.Duration(cfg.TickMs) * time.Millisecond,
+		cl:        cl,
+		config:    raftConfig(cfg, uint64(wal.id), s),
+		storage:   s,
+		wal:       wal,
+	}
+}
+
+func bootstrapRaftFromWalStandalone(cfg config.ServerConfig, snapshot *raftpb.Snapshot) *bootstrappedRaft {
+	wal := bootstrapWALFromSnapshot(cfg.Logger, cfg.WALDir(), snapshot, cfg.UnsafeNoFsync)
+
+	// discard the previously uncommitted entries
+	wal.ents = wal.CommitedEntries()
+	entries := wal.ConfigChangeEntries()
+	// force commit config change entries
+	wal.AppendAndCommitEntries(entries)
+
+	cfg.Logger.Info(
+		"forcing restart member",
+		zap.String("cluster-id", wal.cid.String()),
+		zap.String("local-member-id", wal.id.String()),
+		zap.Uint64("commit-index", wal.st.Commit),
+	)
+
+	cl := membership.NewCluster(cfg.Logger)
+	cl.SetID(wal.id, wal.cid)
+	s := wal.MemoryStorage()
+	return &bootstrappedRaft{
+		lg:        cfg.Logger,
+		heartbeat: time.Duration(cfg.TickMs) * time.Millisecond,
+		cl:        cl,
+		config:    raftConfig(cfg, uint64(wal.id), s),
+		storage:   s,
+		wal:       wal,
+	}
+}
+
+func raftConfig(cfg config.ServerConfig, id uint64, s *raft.MemoryStorage) *raft.Config {
+	return &raft.Config{
+		ID:              id,
+		ElectionTick:    cfg.ElectionTicks,
+		HeartbeatTick:   1,
+		Storage:         s,
+		MaxSizePerMsg:   maxSizePerMsg,
+		MaxInflightMsgs: maxInflightMsgs,
+		CheckQuorum:     true,
+		PreVote:         cfg.PreVote,
+		Logger:          NewRaftLoggerZap(cfg.Logger.Named("raft")),
+	}
+}
+
+type bootstrappedRaft struct {
+	lg        *zap.Logger
+	heartbeat time.Duration
+
+	peers   []raft.Peer
+	config  *raft.Config
+	cl      *membership.RaftCluster
+	storage *raft.MemoryStorage
+	wal     *bootstrappedWAL
+}
+
+func (b *bootstrappedRaft) newRaftNode(ss *snap.Snapshotter) *raftNode {
+	var n raft.Node
+	if len(b.peers) == 0 {
+		n = raft.RestartNode(b.config)
+	} else {
+		n = raft.StartNode(b.config, b.peers)
+	}
+	raftStatusMu.Lock()
+	raftStatus = n.Status
+	raftStatusMu.Unlock()
+	return newRaftNode(
+		raftNodeConfig{
+			lg:          b.lg,
+			isIDRemoved: func(id uint64) bool { return b.cl.IsIDRemoved(types.ID(id)) },
+			Node:        n,
+			heartbeat:   b.heartbeat,
+			raftStorage: b.storage,
+			storage:     NewStorage(b.wal.w, ss),
+		},
+	)
+}
+
+// bootstrapWALFromSnapshot reads the WAL at the given snap and returns the wal, its latest HardState and cluster ID, and all entries that appear
+// after the position of the given snap in the WAL.
+// The snap must have been previously saved to the WAL, or this call will panic.
+func bootstrapWALFromSnapshot(lg *zap.Logger, waldir string, snapshot *raftpb.Snapshot, unsafeNoFsync bool) *bootstrappedWAL {
+	var walsnap walpb.Snapshot
+	if snapshot != nil {
+		walsnap.Index, walsnap.Term = snapshot.Metadata.Index, snapshot.Metadata.Term
+	}
+	repaired := false
+	for {
+		w, err := wal.Open(lg, waldir, walsnap)
+		if err != nil {
+			lg.Fatal("failed to open WAL", zap.Error(err))
+		}
+		if unsafeNoFsync {
+			w.SetUnsafeNoFsync()
+		}
+		wmetadata, st, ents, err := w.ReadAll()
+		if err != nil {
+			w.Close()
+			// we can only repair ErrUnexpectedEOF and we never repair twice.
+			if repaired || err != io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
+				lg.Fatal("failed to read WAL, cannot be repaired", zap.Error(err))
+			}
+			if !wal.Repair(lg, waldir) {
+				lg.Fatal("failed to repair WAL", zap.Error(err))
+			} else {
+				lg.Info("repaired WAL", zap.Error(err))
+				repaired = true
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		var metadata etcdserverpb.Metadata
+		pbutil.MustUnmarshal(&metadata, wmetadata)
+		id := types.ID(metadata.NodeID)
+		cid := types.ID(metadata.ClusterID)
+		return &bootstrappedWAL{
+			lg:       lg,
+			w:        w,
+			id:       id,
+			cid:      cid,
+			st:       &st,
+			ents:     ents,
+			snapshot: snapshot,
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func bootstrapNewWAL(cfg config.ServerConfig, nodeID, clusterID types.ID) *bootstrappedWAL {
+	metadata := pbutil.MustMarshal(
+		&etcdserverpb.Metadata{
+			NodeID:    uint64(nodeID),
+			ClusterID: uint64(clusterID),
+		},
+	)
+	w, err := wal.Create(cfg.Logger, cfg.WALDir(), metadata)
+	if err != nil {
+		cfg.Logger.Panic("failed to create WAL", zap.Error(err))
+	}
+	if cfg.UnsafeNoFsync {
+		w.SetUnsafeNoFsync()
+	}
+	return &bootstrappedWAL{
+		lg:  cfg.Logger,
+		w:   w,
+		id:  nodeID,
+		cid: clusterID,
+	}
+}
+
+type bootstrappedWAL struct {
+	lg *zap.Logger
+
+	w        *wal.WAL
+	id, cid  types.ID
+	st       *raftpb.HardState
+	ents     []raftpb.Entry
+	snapshot *raftpb.Snapshot
+}
+
+func (wal *bootstrappedWAL) MemoryStorage() *raft.MemoryStorage {
+	s := raft.NewMemoryStorage()
+	if wal.snapshot != nil {
+		s.ApplySnapshot(*wal.snapshot)
+	}
+	if wal.st != nil {
+		s.SetHardState(*wal.st)
+	}
+	if len(wal.ents) != 0 {
+		s.Append(wal.ents)
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+func (wal *bootstrappedWAL) CommitedEntries() []raftpb.Entry {
+	for i, ent := range wal.ents {
+		if ent.Index > wal.st.Commit {
+			wal.lg.Info(
+				"discarding uncommitted WAL entries",
+				zap.Uint64("entry-index", ent.Index),
+				zap.Uint64("commit-index-from-wal", wal.st.Commit),
+				zap.Int("number-of-discarded-entries", len(wal.ents)-i),
+			)
+			return wal.ents[:i]
+		}
+	}
+	return wal.ents
+}
+
+func (wal *bootstrappedWAL) ConfigChangeEntries() []raftpb.Entry {
+	return createConfigChangeEnts(
+		wal.lg,
+		getIDs(wal.lg, wal.snapshot, wal.ents),
+		uint64(wal.id),
+		wal.st.Term,
+		wal.st.Commit,
+	)
+}
+
+func (wal *bootstrappedWAL) AppendAndCommitEntries(ents []raftpb.Entry) {
+	wal.ents = append(wal.ents, ents...)
+	err := wal.w.Save(raftpb.HardState{}, ents)
+	if err != nil {
+		wal.lg.Fatal("failed to save hard state and entries", zap.Error(err))
+	}
+	if len(wal.ents) != 0 {
+		wal.st.Commit = wal.ents[len(wal.ents)-1].Index
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/cindex/cindex.go b/server/etcdserver/cindex/cindex.go
index 492178a5fac..24dad66031d 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/cindex/cindex.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/cindex/cindex.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 )
 
 type Backend interface {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (ci *consistentIndex) ConsistentIndex() uint64 {
 	ci.mutex.Lock()
 	defer ci.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	v, term := buckets.ReadConsistentIndex(ci.be.BatchTx())
+	v, term := schema.ReadConsistentIndex(ci.be.BatchTx())
 	ci.SetConsistentIndex(v, term)
 	return v
 }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (ci *consistentIndex) SetConsistentIndex(v uint64, term uint64) {
 func (ci *consistentIndex) UnsafeSave(tx backend.BatchTx) {
 	index := atomic.LoadUint64(&ci.consistentIndex)
 	term := atomic.LoadUint64(&ci.term)
-	buckets.UnsafeUpdateConsistentIndex(tx, index, term, true)
+	schema.UnsafeUpdateConsistentIndex(tx, index, term, true)
 }
 
 func (ci *consistentIndex) SetBackend(be Backend) {
@@ -119,5 +119,5 @@ func (f *fakeConsistentIndex) SetBackend(_ Backend)         {}
 func UpdateConsistentIndex(tx backend.BatchTx, index uint64, term uint64, onlyGrow bool) {
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
-	buckets.UnsafeUpdateConsistentIndex(tx, index, term, onlyGrow)
+	schema.UnsafeUpdateConsistentIndex(tx, index, term, onlyGrow)
 }
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/cindex/cindex_test.go b/server/etcdserver/cindex/cindex_test.go
index 8a57fac7b58..9122c6e3372 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/cindex/cindex_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/cindex/cindex_test.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 )
 
 // TestConsistentIndex ensures that LoadConsistentIndex/Save/ConsistentIndex and backend.BatchTx can work well together.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestConsistentIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	tx.Lock()
 
-	buckets.UnsafeCreateMetaBucket(tx)
+	schema.UnsafeCreateMetaBucket(tx)
 	tx.Unlock()
 	be.ForceCommit()
 	r := uint64(7890123)
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/corrupt.go b/server/etcdserver/corrupt.go
index 3a4bab6d5c4..bc1b4674ae0 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/corrupt.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/corrupt.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/v3rpc/rpctypes"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3/types"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/traceutil"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/raft.go b/server/etcdserver/raft.go
index 6acacf8b4a7..8b30b650fb8 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/raft.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/raft.go
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/pbutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3/raftpb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/config"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/membership"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/rafthttp"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/snap"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -418,134 +416,6 @@ func (r *raftNode) advanceTicks(ticks int) {
 	}
 }
 
-func bootstrapRaftFromCluster(cfg config.ServerConfig, cl *membership.RaftCluster, ids []types.ID) *bootstrappedRaft {
-	member := cl.MemberByName(cfg.Name)
-	id := member.ID
-	wal := bootstrapNewWAL(cfg, id, cl.ID())
-	peers := make([]raft.Peer, len(ids))
-	for i, id := range ids {
-		var ctx []byte
-		ctx, err := json.Marshal((*cl).Member(id))
-		if err != nil {
-			cfg.Logger.Panic("failed to marshal member", zap.Error(err))
-		}
-		peers[i] = raft.Peer{ID: uint64(id), Context: ctx}
-	}
-	cfg.Logger.Info(
-		"starting local member",
-		zap.String("local-member-id", id.String()),
-		zap.String("cluster-id", cl.ID().String()),
-	)
-	s := wal.MemoryStorage()
-	return &bootstrappedRaft{
-		lg:        cfg.Logger,
-		heartbeat: time.Duration(cfg.TickMs) * time.Millisecond,
-		cl:        cl,
-		config:    raftConfig(cfg, uint64(wal.id), s),
-		peers:     peers,
-		storage:   s,
-		wal:       wal,
-	}
-}
-
-func bootstrapRaftFromWal(cfg config.ServerConfig, snapshot *raftpb.Snapshot) *bootstrappedRaft {
-	wal := bootstrapWALFromSnapshot(cfg.Logger, cfg.WALDir(), snapshot, cfg.UnsafeNoFsync)
-
-	cfg.Logger.Info(
-		"restarting local member",
-		zap.String("cluster-id", wal.cid.String()),
-		zap.String("local-member-id", wal.id.String()),
-		zap.Uint64("commit-index", wal.st.Commit),
-	)
-	cl := membership.NewCluster(cfg.Logger)
-	cl.SetID(wal.id, wal.cid)
-	s := wal.MemoryStorage()
-	return &bootstrappedRaft{
-		lg:        cfg.Logger,
-		heartbeat: time.Duration(cfg.TickMs) * time.Millisecond,
-		cl:        cl,
-		config:    raftConfig(cfg, uint64(wal.id), s),
-		storage:   s,
-		wal:       wal,
-	}
-}
-
-func bootstrapRaftFromWalStandalone(cfg config.ServerConfig, snapshot *raftpb.Snapshot) *bootstrappedRaft {
-	wal := bootstrapWALFromSnapshot(cfg.Logger, cfg.WALDir(), snapshot, cfg.UnsafeNoFsync)
-
-	// discard the previously uncommitted entries
-	wal.ents = wal.CommitedEntries()
-	entries := wal.ConfigChangeEntries()
-	// force commit config change entries
-	wal.AppendAndCommitEntries(entries)
-
-	cfg.Logger.Info(
-		"forcing restart member",
-		zap.String("cluster-id", wal.cid.String()),
-		zap.String("local-member-id", wal.id.String()),
-		zap.Uint64("commit-index", wal.st.Commit),
-	)
-
-	cl := membership.NewCluster(cfg.Logger)
-	cl.SetID(wal.id, wal.cid)
-	s := wal.MemoryStorage()
-	return &bootstrappedRaft{
-		lg:        cfg.Logger,
-		heartbeat: time.Duration(cfg.TickMs) * time.Millisecond,
-		cl:        cl,
-		config:    raftConfig(cfg, uint64(wal.id), s),
-		storage:   s,
-		wal:       wal,
-	}
-}
-
-func raftConfig(cfg config.ServerConfig, id uint64, s *raft.MemoryStorage) *raft.Config {
-	return &raft.Config{
-		ID:              id,
-		ElectionTick:    cfg.ElectionTicks,
-		HeartbeatTick:   1,
-		Storage:         s,
-		MaxSizePerMsg:   maxSizePerMsg,
-		MaxInflightMsgs: maxInflightMsgs,
-		CheckQuorum:     true,
-		PreVote:         cfg.PreVote,
-		Logger:          NewRaftLoggerZap(cfg.Logger.Named("raft")),
-	}
-}
-
-type bootstrappedRaft struct {
-	lg        *zap.Logger
-	heartbeat time.Duration
-
-	peers   []raft.Peer
-	config  *raft.Config
-	cl      *membership.RaftCluster
-	storage *raft.MemoryStorage
-	wal     *bootstrappedWAL
-}
-
-func (b *bootstrappedRaft) newRaftNode(ss *snap.Snapshotter) *raftNode {
-	var n raft.Node
-	if len(b.peers) == 0 {
-		n = raft.RestartNode(b.config)
-	} else {
-		n = raft.StartNode(b.config, b.peers)
-	}
-	raftStatusMu.Lock()
-	raftStatus = n.Status
-	raftStatusMu.Unlock()
-	return newRaftNode(
-		raftNodeConfig{
-			lg:          b.lg,
-			isIDRemoved: func(id uint64) bool { return b.cl.IsIDRemoved(types.ID(id)) },
-			Node:        n,
-			heartbeat:   b.heartbeat,
-			raftStorage: b.storage,
-			storage:     NewStorage(b.wal.w, ss),
-		},
-	)
-}
-
 // getIDs returns an ordered set of IDs included in the given snapshot and
 // the entries. The given snapshot/entries can contain three kinds of
 // ID-related entry:
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/server.go b/server/etcdserver/server.go
index 156213644ca..2a595b45104 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/server.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/server.go
@@ -22,11 +22,9 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
 	"path"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/membership"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/rafthttp"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/snap"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/v2discovery"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/v2http/httptypes"
 	stats "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/v2stats"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/v2store"
@@ -65,10 +62,9 @@ import (
 	serverversion "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/version"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease/leasehttp"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/wal"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -296,8 +292,8 @@ type EtcdServer struct {
 
 	*AccessController
 
-	// Ensure that storage version is updated only once.
-	storageVersionUpdated sync.Once
+	// Ensure that storage schema is updated only once.
+	updateStorageSchema sync.Once
 }
 
 type backendHooks struct {
@@ -317,7 +313,7 @@ func (bh *backendHooks) OnPreCommitUnsafe(tx backend.BatchTx) {
 	bh.confStateLock.Lock()
 	defer bh.confStateLock.Unlock()
 	if bh.confStateDirty {
-		buckets.MustUnsafeSaveConfStateToBackend(bh.lg, tx, &bh.confState)
+		schema.MustUnsafeSaveConfStateToBackend(bh.lg, tx, &bh.confState)
 		// save bh.confState
 		bh.confStateDirty = false
 	}
@@ -330,280 +326,6 @@ func (bh *backendHooks) SetConfState(confState *raftpb.ConfState) {
 	bh.confStateDirty = true
 }
 
-func bootstrap(cfg config.ServerConfig) (b *bootstrappedServer, err error) {
-	st := v2store.New(StoreClusterPrefix, StoreKeysPrefix)
-
-	if cfg.MaxRequestBytes > recommendedMaxRequestBytes {
-		cfg.Logger.Warn(
-			"exceeded recommended request limit",
-			zap.Uint("max-request-bytes", cfg.MaxRequestBytes),
-			zap.String("max-request-size", humanize.Bytes(uint64(cfg.MaxRequestBytes))),
-			zap.Int("recommended-request-bytes", recommendedMaxRequestBytes),
-			zap.String("recommended-request-size", recommendedMaxRequestBytesString),
-		)
-	}
-
-	if terr := fileutil.TouchDirAll(cfg.DataDir); terr != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot access data directory: %v", terr)
-	}
-
-	haveWAL := wal.Exist(cfg.WALDir())
-	ss := bootstrapSnapshot(cfg)
-
-	be, ci, beExist, beHooks, err := bootstrapBackend(cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err != nil {
-			be.Close()
-		}
-	}()
-
-	prt, err := rafthttp.NewRoundTripper(cfg.PeerTLSInfo, cfg.PeerDialTimeout())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	switch {
-	case !haveWAL && !cfg.NewCluster:
-		b, err = bootstrapExistingClusterNoWAL(cfg, prt, st, be)
-	case !haveWAL && cfg.NewCluster:
-		b, err = bootstrapNewClusterNoWAL(cfg, prt, st, be)
-	case haveWAL:
-		b, err = bootstrapWithWAL(cfg, st, be, ss, beExist, beHooks, ci)
-	default:
-		be.Close()
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported bootstrap config")
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if terr := fileutil.TouchDirAll(cfg.MemberDir()); terr != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot access member directory: %v", terr)
-	}
-	b.prt = prt
-	b.ci = ci
-	b.st = st
-	b.be = be
-	b.ss = ss
-	b.beHooks = beHooks
-	return b, nil
-}
-
-type bootstrappedServer struct {
-	raft    *bootstrappedRaft
-	remotes []*membership.Member
-	prt     http.RoundTripper
-	ci      cindex.ConsistentIndexer
-	st      v2store.Store
-	be      backend.Backend
-	ss      *snap.Snapshotter
-	beHooks *backendHooks
-}
-
-func bootstrapSnapshot(cfg config.ServerConfig) *snap.Snapshotter {
-	if err := fileutil.TouchDirAll(cfg.SnapDir()); err != nil {
-		cfg.Logger.Fatal(
-			"failed to create snapshot directory",
-			zap.String("path", cfg.SnapDir()),
-			zap.Error(err),
-		)
-	}
-
-	if err := fileutil.RemoveMatchFile(cfg.Logger, cfg.SnapDir(), func(fileName string) bool {
-		return strings.HasPrefix(fileName, "tmp")
-	}); err != nil {
-		cfg.Logger.Error(
-			"failed to remove temp file(s) in snapshot directory",
-			zap.String("path", cfg.SnapDir()),
-			zap.Error(err),
-		)
-	}
-	return snap.New(cfg.Logger, cfg.SnapDir())
-}
-
-func bootstrapBackend(cfg config.ServerConfig) (be backend.Backend, ci cindex.ConsistentIndexer, beExist bool, beHooks *backendHooks, err error) {
-	beExist = fileutil.Exist(cfg.BackendPath())
-	ci = cindex.NewConsistentIndex(nil)
-	beHooks = &backendHooks{lg: cfg.Logger, indexer: ci}
-	be = openBackend(cfg, beHooks)
-	ci.SetBackend(be)
-	buckets.CreateMetaBucket(be.BatchTx())
-	if cfg.ExperimentalBootstrapDefragThresholdMegabytes != 0 {
-		err := maybeDefragBackend(cfg, be)
-		if err != nil {
-			be.Close()
-			return nil, nil, false, nil, err
-		}
-	}
-	cfg.Logger.Debug("restore consistentIndex", zap.Uint64("index", ci.ConsistentIndex()))
-	return be, ci, beExist, beHooks, nil
-}
-
-func bootstrapExistingClusterNoWAL(cfg config.ServerConfig, prt http.RoundTripper, st v2store.Store, be backend.Backend) (*bootstrappedServer, error) {
-	if err := cfg.VerifyJoinExisting(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	cl, err := membership.NewClusterFromURLsMap(cfg.Logger, cfg.InitialClusterToken, cfg.InitialPeerURLsMap)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	existingCluster, gerr := GetClusterFromRemotePeers(cfg.Logger, getRemotePeerURLs(cl, cfg.Name), prt)
-	if gerr != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot fetch cluster info from peer urls: %v", gerr)
-	}
-	if err := membership.ValidateClusterAndAssignIDs(cfg.Logger, cl, existingCluster); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error validating peerURLs %s: %v", existingCluster, err)
-	}
-	if !isCompatibleWithCluster(cfg.Logger, cl, cl.MemberByName(cfg.Name).ID, prt) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("incompatible with current running cluster")
-	}
-
-	remotes := existingCluster.Members()
-	cl.SetID(types.ID(0), existingCluster.ID())
-	cl.SetStore(st)
-	cl.SetBackend(buckets.NewMembershipStore(cfg.Logger, be))
-	br := bootstrapRaftFromCluster(cfg, cl, nil)
-	cl.SetID(br.wal.id, existingCluster.ID())
-	return &bootstrappedServer{
-		raft:    br,
-		remotes: remotes,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func bootstrapNewClusterNoWAL(cfg config.ServerConfig, prt http.RoundTripper, st v2store.Store, be backend.Backend) (*bootstrappedServer, error) {
-	if err := cfg.VerifyBootstrap(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	cl, err := membership.NewClusterFromURLsMap(cfg.Logger, cfg.InitialClusterToken, cfg.InitialPeerURLsMap)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	m := cl.MemberByName(cfg.Name)
-	if isMemberBootstrapped(cfg.Logger, cl, cfg.Name, prt, cfg.BootstrapTimeoutEffective()) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("member %s has already been bootstrapped", m.ID)
-	}
-	if cfg.ShouldDiscover() {
-		var str string
-		str, err = v2discovery.JoinCluster(cfg.Logger, cfg.DiscoveryURL, cfg.DiscoveryProxy, m.ID, cfg.InitialPeerURLsMap.String())
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, &DiscoveryError{Op: "join", Err: err}
-		}
-		var urlsmap types.URLsMap
-		urlsmap, err = types.NewURLsMap(str)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if config.CheckDuplicateURL(urlsmap) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("discovery cluster %s has duplicate url", urlsmap)
-		}
-		if cl, err = membership.NewClusterFromURLsMap(cfg.Logger, cfg.InitialClusterToken, urlsmap); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-	cl.SetStore(st)
-	cl.SetBackend(buckets.NewMembershipStore(cfg.Logger, be))
-	br := bootstrapRaftFromCluster(cfg, cl, cl.MemberIDs())
-	cl.SetID(br.wal.id, cl.ID())
-	return &bootstrappedServer{
-		remotes: nil,
-		raft:    br,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func bootstrapWithWAL(cfg config.ServerConfig, st v2store.Store, be backend.Backend, ss *snap.Snapshotter, beExist bool, beHooks *backendHooks, ci cindex.ConsistentIndexer) (*bootstrappedServer, error) {
-	if err := fileutil.IsDirWriteable(cfg.MemberDir()); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot write to member directory: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := fileutil.IsDirWriteable(cfg.WALDir()); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot write to WAL directory: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if cfg.ShouldDiscover() {
-		cfg.Logger.Warn(
-			"discovery token is ignored since cluster already initialized; valid logs are found",
-			zap.String("wal-dir", cfg.WALDir()),
-		)
-	}
-
-	// Find a snapshot to start/restart a raft node
-	walSnaps, err := wal.ValidSnapshotEntries(cfg.Logger, cfg.WALDir())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	// snapshot files can be orphaned if etcd crashes after writing them but before writing the corresponding
-	// wal log entries
-	snapshot, err := ss.LoadNewestAvailable(walSnaps)
-	if err != nil && err != snap.ErrNoSnapshot {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if snapshot != nil {
-		if err = st.Recovery(snapshot.Data); err != nil {
-			cfg.Logger.Panic("failed to recover from snapshot", zap.Error(err))
-		}
-
-		if err = assertNoV2StoreContent(cfg.Logger, st, cfg.V2Deprecation); err != nil {
-			cfg.Logger.Error("illegal v2store content", zap.Error(err))
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		cfg.Logger.Info(
-			"recovered v2 store from snapshot",
-			zap.Uint64("snapshot-index", snapshot.Metadata.Index),
-			zap.String("snapshot-size", humanize.Bytes(uint64(snapshot.Size()))),
-		)
-
-		if be, err = recoverSnapshotBackend(cfg, be, *snapshot, beExist, beHooks); err != nil {
-			cfg.Logger.Panic("failed to recover v3 backend from snapshot", zap.Error(err))
-		}
-		s1, s2 := be.Size(), be.SizeInUse()
-		cfg.Logger.Info(
-			"recovered v3 backend from snapshot",
-			zap.Int64("backend-size-bytes", s1),
-			zap.String("backend-size", humanize.Bytes(uint64(s1))),
-			zap.Int64("backend-size-in-use-bytes", s2),
-			zap.String("backend-size-in-use", humanize.Bytes(uint64(s2))),
-		)
-		if beExist {
-			// TODO: remove kvindex != 0 checking when we do not expect users to upgrade
-			// etcd from pre-3.0 release.
-			kvindex := ci.ConsistentIndex()
-			if kvindex < snapshot.Metadata.Index {
-				if kvindex != 0 {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("database file (%v index %d) does not match with snapshot (index %d)", cfg.BackendPath(), kvindex, snapshot.Metadata.Index)
-				}
-				cfg.Logger.Warn(
-					"consistent index was never saved",
-					zap.Uint64("snapshot-index", snapshot.Metadata.Index),
-				)
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		cfg.Logger.Info("No snapshot found. Recovering WAL from scratch!")
-	}
-
-	r := &bootstrappedServer{}
-	if !cfg.ForceNewCluster {
-		r.raft = bootstrapRaftFromWal(cfg, snapshot)
-	} else {
-		r.raft = bootstrapRaftFromWalStandalone(cfg, snapshot)
-	}
-
-	r.raft.cl.SetStore(st)
-	r.raft.cl.SetBackend(buckets.NewMembershipStore(cfg.Logger, be))
-	r.raft.cl.Recover(api.UpdateCapability)
-	if r.raft.cl.Version() != nil && !r.raft.cl.Version().LessThan(semver.Version{Major: 3}) && !beExist {
-		bepath := cfg.BackendPath()
-		os.RemoveAll(bepath)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("database file (%v) of the backend is missing", bepath)
-	}
-	return r, nil
-}
-
 // NewServer creates a new EtcdServer from the supplied configuration. The
 // configuration is considered static for the lifetime of the EtcdServer.
 func NewServer(cfg config.ServerConfig) (srv *EtcdServer, err error) {
@@ -1353,7 +1075,7 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) applySnapshot(ep *etcdProgress, apply *apply) {
 
 	lg.Info("restored v2 store")
 
-	s.cluster.SetBackend(buckets.NewMembershipStore(lg, newbe))
+	s.cluster.SetBackend(schema.NewMembershipStore(lg, newbe))
 
 	lg.Info("restoring cluster configuration")
 
@@ -2414,8 +2136,8 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) snapshot(snapi uint64, confState raftpb.ConfState) {
 			"saved snapshot",
 			zap.Uint64("snapshot-index", snap.Metadata.Index),
 		)
-		s.storageVersionUpdated.Do(func() {
-			err := serverversion.UpdateStorageVersion(s.lg, s.be.BatchTx())
+		s.updateStorageSchema.Do(func() {
+			err := schema.UpdateStorageSchema(s.lg, s.be.BatchTx())
 			if err != nil {
 				s.lg.Warn("failed to update storage version", zap.Error(err))
 			}
@@ -2693,22 +2415,3 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) IsMemberExist(id types.ID) bool {
 func (s *EtcdServer) raftStatus() raft.Status {
 	return s.r.Node.Status()
 }
-
-func maybeDefragBackend(cfg config.ServerConfig, be backend.Backend) error {
-	size := be.Size()
-	sizeInUse := be.SizeInUse()
-	freeableMemory := uint(size - sizeInUse)
-	thresholdBytes := cfg.ExperimentalBootstrapDefragThresholdMegabytes * 1024 * 1024
-	if freeableMemory < thresholdBytes {
-		cfg.Logger.Info("Skipping defragmentation",
-			zap.Int64("current-db-size-bytes", size),
-			zap.String("current-db-size", humanize.Bytes(uint64(size))),
-			zap.Int64("current-db-size-in-use-bytes", sizeInUse),
-			zap.String("current-db-size-in-use", humanize.Bytes(uint64(sizeInUse))),
-			zap.Uint("experimental-bootstrap-defrag-threshold-bytes", thresholdBytes),
-			zap.String("experimental-bootstrap-defrag-threshold", humanize.Bytes(uint64(thresholdBytes))),
-		)
-		return nil
-	}
-	return be.Defrag()
-}
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/server_test.go b/server/etcdserver/server_test.go
index e6499b5d1bf..bda37ceaf5a 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/server_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/server_test.go
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mock/mockstorage"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mock/mockstore"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mock/mockwait"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zaptest"
 )
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ func TestApplyConfigChangeUpdatesConsistIndex(t *testing.T) {
 
 	be, _ := betesting.NewDefaultTmpBackend(t)
 	defer betesting.Close(t, be)
-	buckets.CreateMetaBucket(be.BatchTx())
+	schema.CreateMetaBucket(be.BatchTx())
 
 	ci := cindex.NewConsistentIndex(be)
 	srv := &EtcdServer{
@@ -696,9 +696,9 @@ func TestApplyConfigChangeUpdatesConsistIndex(t *testing.T) {
 		tx.Lock()
 		defer tx.Unlock()
 		srv.beHooks.OnPreCommitUnsafe(tx)
-		assert.Equal(t, raftpb.ConfState{Voters: []uint64{2}}, *buckets.UnsafeConfStateFromBackend(lg, tx))
+		assert.Equal(t, raftpb.ConfState{Voters: []uint64{2}}, *schema.UnsafeConfStateFromBackend(lg, tx))
 	})
-	rindex, rterm := buckets.ReadConsistentIndex(be.BatchTx())
+	rindex, rterm := schema.ReadConsistentIndex(be.BatchTx())
 	assert.Equal(t, consistIndex, rindex)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(4), rterm)
 }
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/snapshot_merge.go b/server/etcdserver/snapshot_merge.go
index 72d10c1796d..74c823b6211 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/snapshot_merge.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/snapshot_merge.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3/raftpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/snap"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 
 	humanize "github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/storage.go b/server/etcdserver/storage.go
index 080fe3f1f18..24e0c6d541c 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/storage.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/storage.go
@@ -15,19 +15,10 @@
 package etcdserver
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
-	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3/types"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/pbutil"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3/raftpb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/config"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/snap"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/wal"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/wal/walpb"
-
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 type Storage interface {
@@ -81,133 +72,3 @@ func (st *storage) Release(snap raftpb.Snapshot) error {
 	}
 	return st.Snapshotter.ReleaseSnapDBs(snap)
 }
-
-// bootstrapWALFromSnapshot reads the WAL at the given snap and returns the wal, its latest HardState and cluster ID, and all entries that appear
-// after the position of the given snap in the WAL.
-// The snap must have been previously saved to the WAL, or this call will panic.
-func bootstrapWALFromSnapshot(lg *zap.Logger, waldir string, snapshot *raftpb.Snapshot, unsafeNoFsync bool) *bootstrappedWAL {
-	var walsnap walpb.Snapshot
-	if snapshot != nil {
-		walsnap.Index, walsnap.Term = snapshot.Metadata.Index, snapshot.Metadata.Term
-	}
-	repaired := false
-	for {
-		w, err := wal.Open(lg, waldir, walsnap)
-		if err != nil {
-			lg.Fatal("failed to open WAL", zap.Error(err))
-		}
-		if unsafeNoFsync {
-			w.SetUnsafeNoFsync()
-		}
-		wmetadata, st, ents, err := w.ReadAll()
-		if err != nil {
-			w.Close()
-			// we can only repair ErrUnexpectedEOF and we never repair twice.
-			if repaired || err != io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
-				lg.Fatal("failed to read WAL, cannot be repaired", zap.Error(err))
-			}
-			if !wal.Repair(lg, waldir) {
-				lg.Fatal("failed to repair WAL", zap.Error(err))
-			} else {
-				lg.Info("repaired WAL", zap.Error(err))
-				repaired = true
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-		var metadata pb.Metadata
-		pbutil.MustUnmarshal(&metadata, wmetadata)
-		id := types.ID(metadata.NodeID)
-		cid := types.ID(metadata.ClusterID)
-		return &bootstrappedWAL{
-			lg:       lg,
-			w:        w,
-			id:       id,
-			cid:      cid,
-			st:       &st,
-			ents:     ents,
-			snapshot: snapshot,
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func bootstrapNewWAL(cfg config.ServerConfig, nodeID, clusterID types.ID) *bootstrappedWAL {
-	metadata := pbutil.MustMarshal(
-		&pb.Metadata{
-			NodeID:    uint64(nodeID),
-			ClusterID: uint64(clusterID),
-		},
-	)
-	w, err := wal.Create(cfg.Logger, cfg.WALDir(), metadata)
-	if err != nil {
-		cfg.Logger.Panic("failed to create WAL", zap.Error(err))
-	}
-	if cfg.UnsafeNoFsync {
-		w.SetUnsafeNoFsync()
-	}
-	return &bootstrappedWAL{
-		lg:  cfg.Logger,
-		w:   w,
-		id:  nodeID,
-		cid: clusterID,
-	}
-}
-
-type bootstrappedWAL struct {
-	lg *zap.Logger
-
-	w        *wal.WAL
-	id, cid  types.ID
-	st       *raftpb.HardState
-	ents     []raftpb.Entry
-	snapshot *raftpb.Snapshot
-}
-
-func (wal *bootstrappedWAL) MemoryStorage() *raft.MemoryStorage {
-	s := raft.NewMemoryStorage()
-	if wal.snapshot != nil {
-		s.ApplySnapshot(*wal.snapshot)
-	}
-	if wal.st != nil {
-		s.SetHardState(*wal.st)
-	}
-	if len(wal.ents) != 0 {
-		s.Append(wal.ents)
-	}
-	return s
-}
-
-func (wal *bootstrappedWAL) CommitedEntries() []raftpb.Entry {
-	for i, ent := range wal.ents {
-		if ent.Index > wal.st.Commit {
-			wal.lg.Info(
-				"discarding uncommitted WAL entries",
-				zap.Uint64("entry-index", ent.Index),
-				zap.Uint64("commit-index-from-wal", wal.st.Commit),
-				zap.Int("number-of-discarded-entries", len(wal.ents)-i),
-			)
-			return wal.ents[:i]
-		}
-	}
-	return wal.ents
-}
-
-func (wal *bootstrappedWAL) ConfigChangeEntries() []raftpb.Entry {
-	return createConfigChangeEnts(
-		wal.lg,
-		getIDs(wal.lg, wal.snapshot, wal.ents),
-		uint64(wal.id),
-		wal.st.Term,
-		wal.st.Commit,
-	)
-}
-
-func (wal *bootstrappedWAL) AppendAndCommitEntries(ents []raftpb.Entry) {
-	wal.ents = append(wal.ents, ents...)
-	err := wal.w.Save(raftpb.HardState{}, ents)
-	if err != nil {
-		wal.lg.Fatal("failed to save hard state and entries", zap.Error(err))
-	}
-	if len(wal.ents) != 0 {
-		wal.st.Commit = wal.ents[len(wal.ents)-1].Index
-	}
-}
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/v3_server.go b/server/etcdserver/v3_server.go
index 442288a6ee2..c0bb5ac7eee 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/v3_server.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/v3_server.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/membership"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease/leasehttp"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
 
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
diff --git a/server/lease/leasehttp/http_test.go b/server/lease/leasehttp/http_test.go
index ada3d3a2e2a..4fb8fd7eb79 100644
--- a/server/lease/leasehttp/http_test.go
+++ b/server/lease/leasehttp/http_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zaptest"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/lease/lessor.go b/server/lease/lessor.go
index 666fa746020..715b820793a 100644
--- a/server/lease/lessor.go
+++ b/server/lease/lessor.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import (
 
 	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease/leasepb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func (le *lessor) Revoke(id LeaseID) error {
 	// lease deletion needs to be in the same backend transaction with the
 	// kv deletion. Or we might end up with not executing the revoke or not
 	// deleting the keys if etcdserver fails in between.
-	buckets.UnsafeDeleteLease(le.b.BatchTx(), &leasepb.Lease{ID: int64(l.ID)})
+	schema.UnsafeDeleteLease(le.b.BatchTx(), &leasepb.Lease{ID: int64(l.ID)})
 
 	txn.End()
 
@@ -770,8 +770,8 @@ func (le *lessor) initAndRecover() {
 	tx := le.b.BatchTx()
 
 	tx.Lock()
-	buckets.UnsafeCreateLeaseBucket(tx)
-	lpbs := buckets.MustUnsafeGetAllLeases(tx)
+	schema.UnsafeCreateLeaseBucket(tx)
+	lpbs := schema.MustUnsafeGetAllLeases(tx)
 	tx.Unlock()
 	for _, lpb := range lpbs {
 		ID := LeaseID(lpb.ID)
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ func (l *Lease) persistTo(b backend.Backend) {
 	tx := b.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
-	buckets.MustUnsafePutLease(tx, &lpb)
+	schema.MustUnsafePutLease(tx, &lpb)
 }
 
 // TTL returns the TTL of the Lease.
diff --git a/server/lease/lessor_bench_test.go b/server/lease/lessor_bench_test.go
index 06feec810c5..570663deb2d 100644
--- a/server/lease/lessor_bench_test.go
+++ b/server/lease/lessor_bench_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/lease/lessor_test.go b/server/lease/lessor_test.go
index ef421aa395c..99d57a70f00 100644
--- a/server/lease/lessor_test.go
+++ b/server/lease/lessor_test.go
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func TestLessorGrant(t *testing.T) {
 	tx := be.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
-	lpb := buckets.MustUnsafeGetLease(tx, int64(l.ID))
+	lpb := schema.MustUnsafeGetLease(tx, int64(l.ID))
 	if lpb == nil {
 		t.Errorf("lpb = %d, want not nil", lpb)
 	}
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func TestLessorRevoke(t *testing.T) {
 	tx := be.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
-	lpb := buckets.MustUnsafeGetLease(tx, int64(l.ID))
+	lpb := schema.MustUnsafeGetLease(tx, int64(l.ID))
 	if lpb != nil {
 		t.Errorf("lpb = %d, want nil", lpb)
 	}
diff --git a/server/proxy/grpcproxy/watcher.go b/server/proxy/grpcproxy/watcher.go
index 5f6c3db8084..a15edda8847 100644
--- a/server/proxy/grpcproxy/watcher.go
+++ b/server/proxy/grpcproxy/watcher.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/mvccpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
 )
 
 type watchRange struct {
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/backend.go b/server/storage/backend/backend.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/backend.go
rename to server/storage/backend/backend.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/backend_bench_test.go b/server/storage/backend/backend_bench_test.go
similarity index 86%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/backend_bench_test.go
rename to server/storage/backend/backend_bench_test.go
index 7bfae653178..204d7de6157 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/backend/backend_bench_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/backend/backend_bench_test.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 )
 
 func BenchmarkBackendPut(b *testing.B) {
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ func BenchmarkBackendPut(b *testing.B) {
 	batchTx := backend.BatchTx()
 
 	batchTx.Lock()
-	batchTx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Test)
+	batchTx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Test)
 	batchTx.Unlock()
 
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		batchTx.Lock()
-		batchTx.UnsafePut(buckets.Test, keys[i], value)
+		batchTx.UnsafePut(schema.Test, keys[i], value)
 		batchTx.Unlock()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/backend_test.go b/server/storage/backend/backend_test.go
similarity index 79%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/backend_test.go
rename to server/storage/backend/backend_test.go
index af93f1ab859..ff210ae6be9 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/backend/backend_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/backend/backend_test.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 )
 
 func TestBackendClose(t *testing.T) {
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ func TestBackendSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tx := b.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Test)
-	tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Test, []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Test)
+	tx.UnsafePut(schema.Test, []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
 	tx.Unlock()
 	b.ForceCommit()
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestBackendSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 
 	newTx := nb.BatchTx()
 	newTx.Lock()
-	ks, _ := newTx.UnsafeRange(buckets.Test, []byte("foo"), []byte("goo"), 0)
+	ks, _ := newTx.UnsafeRange(schema.Test, []byte("foo"), []byte("goo"), 0)
 	if len(ks) != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("len(kvs) = %d, want 1", len(ks))
 	}
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ func TestBackendBatchIntervalCommit(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tx := b.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Test)
-	tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Test, []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Test)
+	tx.UnsafePut(schema.Test, []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
 	tx.Unlock()
 
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ func TestBackendDefrag(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tx := b.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Test)
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Test)
 	for i := 0; i < backend.DefragLimitForTest()+100; i++ {
-		tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Test, []byte(fmt.Sprintf("foo_%d", i)), []byte("bar"))
+		tx.UnsafePut(schema.Test, []byte(fmt.Sprintf("foo_%d", i)), []byte("bar"))
 	}
 	tx.Unlock()
 	b.ForceCommit()
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func TestBackendDefrag(t *testing.T) {
 	tx = b.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
 	for i := 0; i < 50; i++ {
-		tx.UnsafeDelete(buckets.Test, []byte(fmt.Sprintf("foo_%d", i)))
+		tx.UnsafeDelete(schema.Test, []byte(fmt.Sprintf("foo_%d", i)))
 	}
 	tx.Unlock()
 	b.ForceCommit()
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ func TestBackendDefrag(t *testing.T) {
 	// try put more keys after shrink.
 	tx = b.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Test)
-	tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Test, []byte("more"), []byte("bar"))
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Test)
+	tx.UnsafePut(schema.Test, []byte("more"), []byte("bar"))
 	tx.Unlock()
 	b.ForceCommit()
 }
@@ -185,15 +185,15 @@ func TestBackendWriteback(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tx := b.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Key)
-	tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Key, []byte("abc"), []byte("bar"))
-	tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Key, []byte("def"), []byte("baz"))
-	tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Key, []byte("overwrite"), []byte("1"))
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Key)
+	tx.UnsafePut(schema.Key, []byte("abc"), []byte("bar"))
+	tx.UnsafePut(schema.Key, []byte("def"), []byte("baz"))
+	tx.UnsafePut(schema.Key, []byte("overwrite"), []byte("1"))
 	tx.Unlock()
 
 	// overwrites should be propagated too
 	tx.Lock()
-	tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Key, []byte("overwrite"), []byte("2"))
+	tx.UnsafePut(schema.Key, []byte("overwrite"), []byte("2"))
 	tx.Unlock()
 
 	keys := []struct {
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func TestBackendWriteback(t *testing.T) {
 		func() {
 			rtx.RLock()
 			defer rtx.RUnlock()
-			k, v := rtx.UnsafeRange(buckets.Key, tt.key, tt.end, tt.limit)
+			k, v := rtx.UnsafeRange(schema.Key, tt.key, tt.end, tt.limit)
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(tt.wkey, k) || !reflect.DeepEqual(tt.wval, v) {
 				t.Errorf("#%d: want k=%+v, v=%+v; got k=%+v, v=%+v", i, tt.wkey, tt.wval, k, v)
 			}
@@ -261,20 +261,20 @@ func TestConcurrentReadTx(t *testing.T) {
 
 	wtx1 := b.BatchTx()
 	wtx1.Lock()
-	wtx1.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Key)
-	wtx1.UnsafePut(buckets.Key, []byte("abc"), []byte("ABC"))
-	wtx1.UnsafePut(buckets.Key, []byte("overwrite"), []byte("1"))
+	wtx1.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Key)
+	wtx1.UnsafePut(schema.Key, []byte("abc"), []byte("ABC"))
+	wtx1.UnsafePut(schema.Key, []byte("overwrite"), []byte("1"))
 	wtx1.Unlock()
 
 	wtx2 := b.BatchTx()
 	wtx2.Lock()
-	wtx2.UnsafePut(buckets.Key, []byte("def"), []byte("DEF"))
-	wtx2.UnsafePut(buckets.Key, []byte("overwrite"), []byte("2"))
+	wtx2.UnsafePut(schema.Key, []byte("def"), []byte("DEF"))
+	wtx2.UnsafePut(schema.Key, []byte("overwrite"), []byte("2"))
 	wtx2.Unlock()
 
 	rtx := b.ConcurrentReadTx()
 	rtx.RLock() // no-op
-	k, v := rtx.UnsafeRange(buckets.Key, []byte("abc"), []byte("\xff"), 0)
+	k, v := rtx.UnsafeRange(schema.Key, []byte("abc"), []byte("\xff"), 0)
 	rtx.RUnlock()
 	wKey := [][]byte{[]byte("abc"), []byte("def"), []byte("overwrite")}
 	wVal := [][]byte{[]byte("ABC"), []byte("DEF"), []byte("2")}
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ func TestBackendWritebackForEach(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tx := b.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Key)
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Key)
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
 		k := []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%04d", i))
-		tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Key, k, []byte("bar"))
+		tx.UnsafePut(schema.Key, k, []byte("bar"))
 	}
 	tx.Unlock()
 
@@ -302,10 +302,10 @@ func TestBackendWritebackForEach(t *testing.T) {
 	b.ForceCommit()
 
 	tx.Lock()
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Key)
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Key)
 	for i := 5; i < 20; i++ {
 		k := []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%04d", i))
-		tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Key, k, []byte("bar"))
+		tx.UnsafePut(schema.Key, k, []byte("bar"))
 	}
 	tx.Unlock()
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func TestBackendWritebackForEach(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	rtx := b.ReadTx()
 	rtx.RLock()
-	assert.NoError(t, rtx.UnsafeForEach(buckets.Key, getSeq))
+	assert.NoError(t, rtx.UnsafeForEach(schema.Key, getSeq))
 	rtx.RUnlock()
 
 	partialSeq := seq
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func TestBackendWritebackForEach(t *testing.T) {
 	b.ForceCommit()
 
 	tx.Lock()
-	assert.NoError(t, tx.UnsafeForEach(buckets.Key, getSeq))
+	assert.NoError(t, tx.UnsafeForEach(schema.Key, getSeq))
 	tx.Unlock()
 
 	if seq != partialSeq {
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/batch_tx.go b/server/storage/backend/batch_tx.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/batch_tx.go
rename to server/storage/backend/batch_tx.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/batch_tx_test.go b/server/storage/backend/batch_tx_test.go
similarity index 80%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/batch_tx_test.go
rename to server/storage/backend/batch_tx_test.go
index 75b377fed8e..6fd2bbae631 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/backend/batch_tx_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/backend/batch_tx_test.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 )
 
 func TestBatchTxPut(t *testing.T) {
@@ -34,18 +34,18 @@ func TestBatchTxPut(t *testing.T) {
 	tx.Lock()
 
 	// create bucket
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Test)
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Test)
 
 	// put
 	v := []byte("bar")
-	tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Test, []byte("foo"), v)
+	tx.UnsafePut(schema.Test, []byte("foo"), v)
 
 	tx.Unlock()
 
 	// check put result before and after tx is committed
 	for k := 0; k < 2; k++ {
 		tx.Lock()
-		_, gv := tx.UnsafeRange(buckets.Test, []byte("foo"), nil, 0)
+		_, gv := tx.UnsafeRange(schema.Test, []byte("foo"), nil, 0)
 		tx.Unlock()
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(gv[0], v) {
 			t.Errorf("v = %s, want %s", string(gv[0]), string(v))
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ func TestBatchTxRange(t *testing.T) {
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
 
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Test)
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Test)
 	// put keys
 	allKeys := [][]byte{[]byte("foo"), []byte("foo1"), []byte("foo2")}
 	allVals := [][]byte{[]byte("bar"), []byte("bar1"), []byte("bar2")}
 	for i := range allKeys {
-		tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Test, allKeys[i], allVals[i])
+		tx.UnsafePut(schema.Test, allKeys[i], allVals[i])
 	}
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func TestBatchTxRange(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for i, tt := range tests {
-		keys, vals := tx.UnsafeRange(buckets.Test, tt.key, tt.endKey, tt.limit)
+		keys, vals := tx.UnsafeRange(schema.Test, tt.key, tt.endKey, tt.limit)
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(keys, tt.wkeys) {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: keys = %+v, want %+v", i, keys, tt.wkeys)
 		}
@@ -132,17 +132,17 @@ func TestBatchTxDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	tx := b.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
 
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Test)
-	tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Test, []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Test)
+	tx.UnsafePut(schema.Test, []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
 
-	tx.UnsafeDelete(buckets.Test, []byte("foo"))
+	tx.UnsafeDelete(schema.Test, []byte("foo"))
 
 	tx.Unlock()
 
 	// check put result before and after tx is committed
 	for k := 0; k < 2; k++ {
 		tx.Lock()
-		ks, _ := tx.UnsafeRange(buckets.Test, []byte("foo"), nil, 0)
+		ks, _ := tx.UnsafeRange(schema.Test, []byte("foo"), nil, 0)
 		tx.Unlock()
 		if len(ks) != 0 {
 			t.Errorf("keys on foo = %v, want nil", ks)
@@ -157,15 +157,15 @@ func TestBatchTxCommit(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tx := b.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Test)
-	tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Test, []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Test)
+	tx.UnsafePut(schema.Test, []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
 	tx.Unlock()
 
 	tx.Commit()
 
 	// check whether put happens via db view
 	backend.DbFromBackendForTest(b).View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
-		bucket := tx.Bucket(buckets.Test.Name())
+		bucket := tx.Bucket(schema.Test.Name())
 		if bucket == nil {
 			t.Errorf("bucket test does not exit")
 			return nil
@@ -186,14 +186,14 @@ func TestBatchTxBatchLimitCommit(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tx := b.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Test)
-	tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Test, []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Test)
+	tx.UnsafePut(schema.Test, []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
 	tx.Unlock()
 
 	// batch limit commit should have been triggered
 	// check whether put happens via db view
 	backend.DbFromBackendForTest(b).View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
-		bucket := tx.Bucket(buckets.Test.Name())
+		bucket := tx.Bucket(schema.Test.Name())
 		if bucket == nil {
 			t.Errorf("bucket test does not exit")
 			return nil
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/config_default.go b/server/storage/backend/config_default.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/config_default.go
rename to server/storage/backend/config_default.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/config_linux.go b/server/storage/backend/config_linux.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/config_linux.go
rename to server/storage/backend/config_linux.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/config_windows.go b/server/storage/backend/config_windows.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/config_windows.go
rename to server/storage/backend/config_windows.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/doc.go b/server/storage/backend/doc.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/doc.go
rename to server/storage/backend/doc.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/export_test.go b/server/storage/backend/export_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/export_test.go
rename to server/storage/backend/export_test.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/hooks.go b/server/storage/backend/hooks.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/hooks.go
rename to server/storage/backend/hooks.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/hooks_test.go b/server/storage/backend/hooks_test.go
similarity index 95%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/hooks_test.go
rename to server/storage/backend/hooks_test.go
index 03a90dd3d83..5197ee2d71f 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/backend/hooks_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/backend/hooks_test.go
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 )
 
 var (
-	bucket = buckets.Test
+	bucket = schema.Test
 	key    = []byte("key")
 )
 
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/metrics.go b/server/storage/backend/metrics.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/metrics.go
rename to server/storage/backend/metrics.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/read_tx.go b/server/storage/backend/read_tx.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/read_tx.go
rename to server/storage/backend/read_tx.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/testing/betesting.go b/server/storage/backend/testing/betesting.go
similarity index 97%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/testing/betesting.go
rename to server/storage/backend/testing/betesting.go
index ddf27018e7d..0e7d2267665 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/backend/testing/betesting.go
+++ b/server/storage/backend/testing/betesting.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zaptest"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/tx_buffer.go b/server/storage/backend/tx_buffer.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/backend/tx_buffer.go
rename to server/storage/backend/tx_buffer.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/doc.go b/server/storage/mvcc/doc.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/doc.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/doc.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/index.go b/server/storage/mvcc/index.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/index.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/index.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/index_bench_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/index_bench_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/index_bench_test.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/index_bench_test.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/index_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/index_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/index_test.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/index_test.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/key_index.go b/server/storage/mvcc/key_index.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/key_index.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/key_index.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/key_index_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/key_index_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/key_index_test.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/key_index_test.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/kv.go b/server/storage/mvcc/kv.go
similarity index 99%
rename from server/mvcc/kv.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/kv.go
index 79c2e687005..10c4821b146 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/kv.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/kv.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/mvccpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/traceutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 )
 
 type RangeOptions struct {
diff --git a/server/mvcc/kv_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/kv_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from server/mvcc/kv_test.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/kv_test.go
index ad33b4041fc..f2be7f90414 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/kv_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/kv_test.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3/testutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/traceutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	dto "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
diff --git a/server/mvcc/kv_view.go b/server/storage/mvcc/kv_view.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/kv_view.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/kv_view.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/kvstore.go b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore.go
similarity index 95%
rename from server/mvcc/kvstore.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/kvstore.go
index 2fb3f60eb9c..135509bcfb3 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/kvstore.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore.go
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/schedule"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/traceutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ func NewStore(lg *zap.Logger, b backend.Backend, le lease.Lessor, cfg StoreConfi
 
 	tx := s.b.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Key)
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Meta)
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Key)
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Meta)
 	tx.Unlock()
 	s.b.ForceCommit()
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (s *store) Hash() (hash uint32, revision int64, err error) {
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	s.b.ForceCommit()
-	h, err := s.b.Hash(buckets.DefaultIgnores)
+	h, err := s.b.Hash(schema.DefaultIgnores)
 
 	hashSec.Observe(time.Since(start).Seconds())
 	return h, s.currentRev, err
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ func (s *store) HashByRev(rev int64) (hash uint32, currentRev int64, compactRev
 	lower := revision{main: compactRev + 1}
 	h := crc32.New(crc32.MakeTable(crc32.Castagnoli))
 
-	h.Write(buckets.Key.Name())
-	err = tx.UnsafeForEach(buckets.Key, func(k, v []byte) error {
+	h.Write(schema.Key.Name())
+	err = tx.UnsafeForEach(schema.Key, func(k, v []byte) error {
 		kr := bytesToRev(k)
 		if !upper.GreaterThan(kr) {
 			return nil
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ func (s *store) restore() error {
 
 		s.lg.Info(
 			"restored last compact revision",
-			zap.Stringer("meta-bucket-name", buckets.Meta),
-			zap.String("meta-bucket-name-key", string(buckets.FinishedCompactKeyName)),
+			zap.Stringer("meta-bucket-name", schema.Meta),
+			zap.String("meta-bucket-name-key", string(schema.FinishedCompactKeyName)),
 			zap.Int64("restored-compact-revision", s.compactMainRev),
 		)
 		s.revMu.Unlock()
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func (s *store) restore() error {
 	keysGauge.Set(0)
 	rkvc, revc := restoreIntoIndex(s.lg, s.kvindex)
 	for {
-		keys, vals := tx.UnsafeRange(buckets.Key, min, max, int64(restoreChunkKeys))
+		keys, vals := tx.UnsafeRange(schema.Key, min, max, int64(restoreChunkKeys))
 		if len(keys) == 0 {
 			break
 		}
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ func (s *store) restore() error {
 
 		s.lg.Info(
 			"resume scheduled compaction",
-			zap.Stringer("meta-bucket-name", buckets.Meta),
-			zap.String("meta-bucket-name-key", string(buckets.ScheduledCompactKeyName)),
+			zap.Stringer("meta-bucket-name", schema.Meta),
+			zap.String("meta-bucket-name-key", string(schema.ScheduledCompactKeyName)),
 			zap.Int64("scheduled-compact-revision", scheduledCompact),
 		)
 	}
diff --git a/server/mvcc/kvstore_bench_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_bench_test.go
similarity index 96%
rename from server/mvcc/kvstore_bench_test.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_bench_test.go
index e4a72b65d91..8f4ff6ce963 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/kvstore_bench_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_bench_test.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/traceutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/cindex"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func BenchmarkConsistentIndex(b *testing.B) {
 
 	tx := be.BatchTx()
 	tx.Lock()
-	buckets.UnsafeCreateMetaBucket(tx)
+	schema.UnsafeCreateMetaBucket(tx)
 	ci.UnsafeSave(tx)
 	tx.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/server/mvcc/kvstore_compaction.go b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_compaction.go
similarity index 93%
rename from server/mvcc/kvstore_compaction.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_compaction.go
index d6d186d83db..ba944008216 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/kvstore_compaction.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_compaction.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"time"
 
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ func (s *store) scheduleCompaction(compactMainRev int64, keep map[revision]struc
 
 		tx := s.b.BatchTx()
 		tx.Lock()
-		keys, _ := tx.UnsafeRange(buckets.Key, last, end, int64(batchNum))
+		keys, _ := tx.UnsafeRange(schema.Key, last, end, int64(batchNum))
 		for _, key := range keys {
 			rev = bytesToRev(key)
 			if _, ok := keep[rev]; !ok {
-				tx.UnsafeDelete(buckets.Key, key)
+				tx.UnsafeDelete(schema.Key, key)
 				keyCompactions++
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/server/mvcc/kvstore_compaction_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_compaction_test.go
similarity index 90%
rename from server/mvcc/kvstore_compaction_test.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_compaction_test.go
index 36eebad023b..53209e3dba4 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/kvstore_compaction_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_compaction_test.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/traceutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestScheduleCompaction(t *testing.T) {
 		ibytes := newRevBytes()
 		for _, rev := range revs {
 			revToBytes(rev, ibytes)
-			tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Key, ibytes, []byte("bar"))
+			tx.UnsafePut(schema.Key, ibytes, []byte("bar"))
 		}
 		tx.Unlock()
 
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ func TestScheduleCompaction(t *testing.T) {
 		tx.Lock()
 		for _, rev := range tt.wrevs {
 			revToBytes(rev, ibytes)
-			keys, _ := tx.UnsafeRange(buckets.Key, ibytes, nil, 0)
+			keys, _ := tx.UnsafeRange(schema.Key, ibytes, nil, 0)
 			if len(keys) != 1 {
 				t.Errorf("#%d: range on %v = %d, want 1", i, rev, len(keys))
 			}
 		}
 		vals, _ := UnsafeReadFinishedCompact(tx)
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(vals, tt.rev) {
-			t.Errorf("#%d: vals on %v = %+v, want %+v", i, buckets.FinishedCompactKeyName, vals, tt.rev)
+			t.Errorf("#%d: vals on %v = %+v, want %+v", i, schema.FinishedCompactKeyName, vals, tt.rev)
 		}
 		tx.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/server/mvcc/kvstore_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_test.go
similarity index 94%
rename from server/mvcc/kvstore_test.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_test.go
index 12049d56196..87708e796ed 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/kvstore_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_test.go
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/schedule"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/traceutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
@@ -149,12 +149,12 @@ func TestStorePut(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		wact := []testutil.Action{
-			{Name: "seqput", Params: []interface{}{buckets.Key, tt.wkey, data}},
+			{Name: "seqput", Params: []interface{}{schema.Key, tt.wkey, data}},
 		}
 
 		if tt.rr != nil {
 			wact = []testutil.Action{
-				{Name: "seqput", Params: []interface{}{buckets.Key, tt.wkey, data}},
+				{Name: "seqput", Params: []interface{}{schema.Key, tt.wkey, data}},
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func TestStoreRange(t *testing.T) {
 		wstart := newRevBytes()
 		revToBytes(tt.idxr.revs[0], wstart)
 		wact := []testutil.Action{
-			{Name: "range", Params: []interface{}{buckets.Key, wstart, []byte(nil), int64(0)}},
+			{Name: "range", Params: []interface{}{schema.Key, wstart, []byte(nil), int64(0)}},
 		}
 		if g := b.tx.Action(); !reflect.DeepEqual(g, wact) {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: tx action = %+v, want %+v", i, g, wact)
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func TestStoreDeleteRange(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: marshal err = %v, want nil", i, err)
 		}
 		wact := []testutil.Action{
-			{Name: "seqput", Params: []interface{}{buckets.Key, tt.wkey, data}},
+			{Name: "seqput", Params: []interface{}{schema.Key, tt.wkey, data}},
 		}
 		if g := b.tx.Action(); !reflect.DeepEqual(g, wact) {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: tx action = %+v, want %+v", i, g, wact)
@@ -343,10 +343,10 @@ func TestStoreCompact(t *testing.T) {
 	end := make([]byte, 8)
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(end, uint64(4))
 	wact := []testutil.Action{
-		{Name: "put", Params: []interface{}{buckets.Meta, buckets.ScheduledCompactKeyName, newTestRevBytes(revision{3, 0})}},
-		{Name: "range", Params: []interface{}{buckets.Key, make([]byte, 17), end, int64(10000)}},
-		{Name: "delete", Params: []interface{}{buckets.Key, key2}},
-		{Name: "put", Params: []interface{}{buckets.Meta, buckets.FinishedCompactKeyName, newTestRevBytes(revision{3, 0})}},
+		{Name: "put", Params: []interface{}{schema.Meta, schema.ScheduledCompactKeyName, newTestRevBytes(revision{3, 0})}},
+		{Name: "range", Params: []interface{}{schema.Key, make([]byte, 17), end, int64(10000)}},
+		{Name: "delete", Params: []interface{}{schema.Key, key2}},
+		{Name: "put", Params: []interface{}{schema.Meta, schema.FinishedCompactKeyName, newTestRevBytes(revision{3, 0})}},
 	}
 	if g := b.tx.Action(); !reflect.DeepEqual(g, wact) {
 		t.Errorf("tx actions = %+v, want %+v", g, wact)
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ func TestStoreRestore(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	b.tx.rangeRespc <- rangeResp{[][]byte{buckets.FinishedCompactKeyName}, [][]byte{newTestRevBytes(revision{3, 0})}}
-	b.tx.rangeRespc <- rangeResp{[][]byte{buckets.ScheduledCompactKeyName}, [][]byte{newTestRevBytes(revision{3, 0})}}
+	b.tx.rangeRespc <- rangeResp{[][]byte{schema.FinishedCompactKeyName}, [][]byte{newTestRevBytes(revision{3, 0})}}
+	b.tx.rangeRespc <- rangeResp{[][]byte{schema.ScheduledCompactKeyName}, [][]byte{newTestRevBytes(revision{3, 0})}}
 
 	b.tx.rangeRespc <- rangeResp{[][]byte{putkey, delkey}, [][]byte{putkvb, delkvb}}
 	b.tx.rangeRespc <- rangeResp{nil, nil}
@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ func TestStoreRestore(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("current rev = %v, want 5", s.currentRev)
 	}
 	wact := []testutil.Action{
-		{Name: "range", Params: []interface{}{buckets.Meta, buckets.FinishedCompactKeyName, []byte(nil), int64(0)}},
-		{Name: "range", Params: []interface{}{buckets.Meta, buckets.ScheduledCompactKeyName, []byte(nil), int64(0)}},
-		{Name: "range", Params: []interface{}{buckets.Key, newTestRevBytes(revision{1, 0}), newTestRevBytes(revision{math.MaxInt64, math.MaxInt64}), int64(restoreChunkKeys)}},
+		{Name: "range", Params: []interface{}{schema.Meta, schema.FinishedCompactKeyName, []byte(nil), int64(0)}},
+		{Name: "range", Params: []interface{}{schema.Meta, schema.ScheduledCompactKeyName, []byte(nil), int64(0)}},
+		{Name: "range", Params: []interface{}{schema.Key, newTestRevBytes(revision{1, 0}), newTestRevBytes(revision{math.MaxInt64, math.MaxInt64}), int64(restoreChunkKeys)}},
 	}
 	if g := b.tx.Action(); !reflect.DeepEqual(g, wact) {
 		t.Errorf("tx actions = %+v, want %+v", g, wact)
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ func TestRestoreContinueUnfinishedCompaction(t *testing.T) {
 		revToBytes(revision{main: 2}, rbytes)
 		tx := s0.b.BatchTx()
 		tx.Lock()
-		tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Meta, buckets.ScheduledCompactKeyName, rbytes)
+		tx.UnsafePut(schema.Meta, schema.ScheduledCompactKeyName, rbytes)
 		tx.Unlock()
 
 		s0.Close()
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ func TestRestoreContinueUnfinishedCompaction(t *testing.T) {
 		for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
 			tx := s.b.BatchTx()
 			tx.Lock()
-			ks, _ := tx.UnsafeRange(buckets.Key, revbytes, nil, 0)
+			ks, _ := tx.UnsafeRange(schema.Key, revbytes, nil, 0)
 			tx.Unlock()
 			if len(ks) != 0 {
 				time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
diff --git a/server/mvcc/kvstore_txn.go b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_txn.go
similarity index 97%
rename from server/mvcc/kvstore_txn.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_txn.go
index 93d7db20e06..56c2335c2a6 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/kvstore_txn.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_txn.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/mvccpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/traceutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (tr *storeTxnRead) rangeKeys(ctx context.Context, key, end []byte, curRev i
 		default:
 		}
 		revToBytes(revpair, revBytes)
-		_, vs := tr.tx.UnsafeRange(buckets.Key, revBytes, nil, 0)
+		_, vs := tr.tx.UnsafeRange(schema.Key, revBytes, nil, 0)
 		if len(vs) != 1 {
 			tr.s.lg.Fatal(
 				"range failed to find revision pair",
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (tw *storeTxnWrite) put(key, value []byte, leaseID lease.LeaseID) {
 	}
 
 	tw.trace.Step("marshal mvccpb.KeyValue")
-	tw.tx.UnsafeSeqPut(buckets.Key, ibytes, d)
+	tw.tx.UnsafeSeqPut(schema.Key, ibytes, d)
 	tw.s.kvindex.Put(key, idxRev)
 	tw.changes = append(tw.changes, kv)
 	tw.trace.Step("store kv pair into bolt db")
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (tw *storeTxnWrite) delete(key []byte) {
 		)
 	}
 
-	tw.tx.UnsafeSeqPut(buckets.Key, ibytes, d)
+	tw.tx.UnsafeSeqPut(schema.Key, ibytes, d)
 	err = tw.s.kvindex.Tombstone(key, idxRev)
 	if err != nil {
 		tw.storeTxnRead.s.lg.Fatal(
diff --git a/server/mvcc/metrics.go b/server/storage/mvcc/metrics.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/metrics.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/metrics.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/metrics_txn.go b/server/storage/mvcc/metrics_txn.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/metrics_txn.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/metrics_txn.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/revision.go b/server/storage/mvcc/revision.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/revision.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/revision.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/revision_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/revision_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/revision_test.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/revision_test.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/store.go b/server/storage/mvcc/store.go
similarity index 78%
rename from server/mvcc/store.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/store.go
index 04ef2e3cb22..e530c82f4ec 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/store.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/store.go
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 package mvcc
 
 import (
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 )
 
 func UnsafeReadFinishedCompact(tx backend.ReadTx) (finishedComact int64, found bool) {
-	_, finishedCompactBytes := tx.UnsafeRange(buckets.Meta, buckets.FinishedCompactKeyName, nil, 0)
+	_, finishedCompactBytes := tx.UnsafeRange(schema.Meta, schema.FinishedCompactKeyName, nil, 0)
 	if len(finishedCompactBytes) != 0 {
 		return bytesToRev(finishedCompactBytes[0]).main, true
 	}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func UnsafeReadFinishedCompact(tx backend.ReadTx) (finishedComact int64, found b
 }
 
 func UnsafeReadScheduledCompact(tx backend.ReadTx) (scheduledComact int64, found bool) {
-	_, scheduledCompactBytes := tx.UnsafeRange(buckets.Meta, buckets.ScheduledCompactKeyName, nil, 0)
+	_, scheduledCompactBytes := tx.UnsafeRange(schema.Meta, schema.ScheduledCompactKeyName, nil, 0)
 	if len(scheduledCompactBytes) != 0 {
 		return bytesToRev(scheduledCompactBytes[0]).main, true
 	}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func SetScheduledCompact(tx backend.BatchTx, value int64) {
 func UnsafeSetScheduledCompact(tx backend.BatchTx, value int64) {
 	rbytes := newRevBytes()
 	revToBytes(revision{main: value}, rbytes)
-	tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Meta, buckets.ScheduledCompactKeyName, rbytes)
+	tx.UnsafePut(schema.Meta, schema.ScheduledCompactKeyName, rbytes)
 }
 
 func SetFinishedCompact(tx backend.BatchTx, value int64) {
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ func SetFinishedCompact(tx backend.BatchTx, value int64) {
 func UnsafeSetFinishedCompact(tx backend.BatchTx, value int64) {
 	rbytes := newRevBytes()
 	revToBytes(revision{main: value}, rbytes)
-	tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Meta, buckets.FinishedCompactKeyName, rbytes)
+	tx.UnsafePut(schema.Meta, schema.FinishedCompactKeyName, rbytes)
 }
diff --git a/server/mvcc/store_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/store_test.go
similarity index 88%
rename from server/mvcc/store_test.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/store_test.go
index f83f0d731ad..4d9db44359e 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/store_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/store_test.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 )
 
 // TestScheduledCompact ensures that UnsafeSetScheduledCompact&UnsafeReadScheduledCompact work well together.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestScheduledCompact(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal("batch tx is nil")
 			}
 			tx.Lock()
-			tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Meta)
+			tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Meta)
 			UnsafeSetScheduledCompact(tx, tc.value)
 			tx.Unlock()
 			be.ForceCommit()
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func TestFinishedCompact(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal("batch tx is nil")
 			}
 			tx.Lock()
-			tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Meta)
+			tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(schema.Meta)
 			UnsafeSetFinishedCompact(tx, tc.value)
 			tx.Unlock()
 			be.ForceCommit()
diff --git a/server/mvcc/util.go b/server/storage/mvcc/util.go
similarity index 87%
rename from server/mvcc/util.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/util.go
index 83cbf44bf84..bf5d9c196bb 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/util.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/util.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/mvccpb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 )
 
 func WriteKV(be backend.Backend, kv mvccpb.KeyValue) {
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ func WriteKV(be backend.Backend, kv mvccpb.KeyValue) {
 	}
 
 	be.BatchTx().Lock()
-	be.BatchTx().UnsafePut(buckets.Key, ibytes, d)
+	be.BatchTx().UnsafePut(schema.Key, ibytes, d)
 	be.BatchTx().Unlock()
 }
diff --git a/server/mvcc/watchable_store.go b/server/storage/mvcc/watchable_store.go
similarity index 98%
rename from server/mvcc/watchable_store.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/watchable_store.go
index 3c7edb33371..3e9606b1905 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/watchable_store.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/watchable_store.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/mvccpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/traceutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ func (s *watchableStore) syncWatchers() int {
 	// values are actual key-value pairs in backend.
 	tx := s.store.b.ReadTx()
 	tx.RLock()
-	revs, vs := tx.UnsafeRange(buckets.Key, minBytes, maxBytes, 0)
+	revs, vs := tx.UnsafeRange(schema.Key, minBytes, maxBytes, 0)
 	tx.RUnlock()
 	evs := kvsToEvents(s.store.lg, wg, revs, vs)
 
diff --git a/server/mvcc/watchable_store_bench_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/watchable_store_bench_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from server/mvcc/watchable_store_bench_test.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/watchable_store_bench_test.go
index 0cdc09e3ba0..20eb132ac51 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/watchable_store_bench_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/watchable_store_bench_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/traceutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
diff --git a/server/mvcc/watchable_store_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/watchable_store_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from server/mvcc/watchable_store_test.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/watchable_store_test.go
index bc09a4a0366..c34e7446bb1 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/watchable_store_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/watchable_store_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/mvccpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/traceutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/mvcc/watchable_store_txn.go b/server/storage/mvcc/watchable_store_txn.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/watchable_store_txn.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/watchable_store_txn.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/watcher.go b/server/storage/mvcc/watcher.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/watcher.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/watcher.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/watcher_bench_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/watcher_bench_test.go
similarity index 94%
rename from server/mvcc/watcher_bench_test.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/watcher_bench_test.go
index 5a90a46ebb6..049c0203b32 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/watcher_bench_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/watcher_bench_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
diff --git a/server/mvcc/watcher_group.go b/server/storage/mvcc/watcher_group.go
similarity index 100%
rename from server/mvcc/watcher_group.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/watcher_group.go
diff --git a/server/mvcc/watcher_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/watcher_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from server/mvcc/watcher_test.go
rename to server/storage/mvcc/watcher_test.go
index bbada4ed5dc..1086635f46a 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/watcher_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/watcher_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/mvccpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/mvcc/buckets/alarm.go b/server/storage/schema/alarm.go
similarity index 96%
rename from server/mvcc/buckets/alarm.go
rename to server/storage/schema/alarm.go
index 41a660fb6f1..7400dc4703f 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/buckets/alarm.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/alarm.go
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package buckets
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/mvcc/buckets/auth.go b/server/storage/schema/auth.go
similarity index 96%
rename from server/mvcc/buckets/auth.go
rename to server/storage/schema/auth.go
index 099298a95c2..cf5616e0f9d 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/buckets/auth.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/auth.go
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package buckets
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/server/mvcc/buckets/auth_roles.go b/server/storage/schema/auth_roles.go
similarity index 96%
rename from server/mvcc/buckets/auth_roles.go
rename to server/storage/schema/auth_roles.go
index e5e1ce5c3c6..c568f3a1b7b 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/buckets/auth_roles.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/auth_roles.go
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package buckets
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/authpb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/mvcc/buckets/auth_test.go b/server/storage/schema/auth_test.go
similarity index 94%
rename from server/mvcc/buckets/auth_test.go
rename to server/storage/schema/auth_test.go
index b2386d25c54..92b2194060b 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/buckets/auth_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/auth_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package buckets
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
 )
 
 // TestAuthEnabled ensures that UnsafeSaveAuthEnabled&UnsafeReadAuthEnabled work well together.
diff --git a/server/mvcc/buckets/auth_users.go b/server/storage/schema/auth_users.go
similarity index 96%
rename from server/mvcc/buckets/auth_users.go
rename to server/storage/schema/auth_users.go
index 4544f957c14..334017457f5 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/buckets/auth_users.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/auth_users.go
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package buckets
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/authpb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/mvcc/buckets/bucket.go b/server/storage/schema/bucket.go
similarity index 98%
rename from server/mvcc/buckets/bucket.go
rename to server/storage/schema/bucket.go
index c133a98a016..c39ed71e00b 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/buckets/bucket.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/bucket.go
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package buckets
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3/types"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/server/mvcc/buckets/cindex.go b/server/storage/schema/cindex.go
similarity index 97%
rename from server/mvcc/buckets/cindex.go
rename to server/storage/schema/cindex.go
index 097a87b9e71..5fb4d5bf6ca 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/buckets/cindex.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/cindex.go
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package buckets
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 )
 
 // UnsafeCreateMetaBucket creates the `meta` bucket (if it does not exists yet).
diff --git a/server/mvcc/buckets/confstate.go b/server/storage/schema/confstate.go
similarity index 97%
rename from server/mvcc/buckets/confstate.go
rename to server/storage/schema/confstate.go
index 58f7d14fabc..a0fdad1635e 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/buckets/confstate.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/confstate.go
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package buckets
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"log"
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3/raftpb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/mvcc/buckets/confstate_test.go b/server/storage/schema/confstate_test.go
similarity index 96%
rename from server/mvcc/buckets/confstate_test.go
rename to server/storage/schema/confstate_test.go
index e70217313b4..d4134ab3553 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/buckets/confstate_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/confstate_test.go
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package buckets
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3/raftpb"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zaptest"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/mvcc/buckets/lease.go b/server/storage/schema/lease.go
similarity index 96%
rename from server/mvcc/buckets/lease.go
rename to server/storage/schema/lease.go
index 6aa40fc73ac..43a0c06e4e1 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/buckets/lease.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/lease.go
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package buckets
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"math"
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease/leasepb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 )
 
 func UnsafeCreateLeaseBucket(tx backend.BatchTx) {
diff --git a/server/mvcc/buckets/membership.go b/server/storage/schema/membership.go
similarity index 99%
rename from server/mvcc/buckets/membership.go
rename to server/storage/schema/membership.go
index e20143fbe1b..b188ef7d94a 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/buckets/membership.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/membership.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package buckets
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3/types"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/etcdserver/api/membership"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 
 	"github.com/coreos/go-semver/semver"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/version/version.go b/server/storage/schema/schema.go
similarity index 72%
rename from server/etcdserver/version/version.go
rename to server/storage/schema/schema.go
index 4caa94b5965..04acc66d533 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/version/version.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/schema.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package version
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coreos/go-semver/semver"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -29,8 +28,8 @@ var (
 	V3_6 = semver.Version{Major: 3, Minor: 6}
 )
 
-// UpdateStorageVersion updates storage version.
-func UpdateStorageVersion(lg *zap.Logger, tx backend.BatchTx) error {
+// UpdateStorageSchema updates storage version.
+func UpdateStorageSchema(lg *zap.Logger, tx backend.BatchTx) error {
 	tx.Lock()
 	defer tx.Unlock()
 	v, err := detectStorageVersion(lg, tx)
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func UpdateStorageVersion(lg *zap.Logger, tx backend.BatchTx) error {
 	case V3_5:
 		lg.Warn("setting storage version", zap.String("storage-version", V3_6.String()))
 		// All meta keys introduced in v3.6 should be filled in here.
-		buckets.UnsafeSetStorageVersion(tx, &V3_6)
+		UnsafeSetStorageVersion(tx, &V3_6)
 	case V3_6:
 	default:
 		lg.Warn("unknown storage version", zap.String("storage-version", v.String()))
@@ -50,17 +49,17 @@ func UpdateStorageVersion(lg *zap.Logger, tx backend.BatchTx) error {
 }
 
 func detectStorageVersion(lg *zap.Logger, tx backend.ReadTx) (*semver.Version, error) {
-	v := buckets.UnsafeReadStorageVersion(tx)
+	v := UnsafeReadStorageVersion(tx)
 	if v != nil {
 		return v, nil
 	}
-	confstate := buckets.UnsafeConfStateFromBackend(lg, tx)
+	confstate := UnsafeConfStateFromBackend(lg, tx)
 	if confstate == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing %q key", buckets.MetaConfStateName)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing %q key", MetaConfStateName)
 	}
-	_, term := buckets.UnsafeReadConsistentIndex(tx)
+	_, term := UnsafeReadConsistentIndex(tx)
 	if term == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing %q key", buckets.MetaTermKeyName)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing %q key", MetaTermKeyName)
 	}
 	copied := V3_5
 	return &copied, nil
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/version/version_test.go b/server/storage/schema/schema_test.go
similarity index 72%
rename from server/etcdserver/version/version_test.go
rename to server/storage/schema/schema_test.go
index 405aa2b563a..42563b2ac7f 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/version/version_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/schema_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package version
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"testing"
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/version"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3/raftpb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	betesting "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ func TestUpdateStorageVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:             `Backend before 3.6 without "term" should be rejected`,
 			version:          "",
-			metaKeys:         [][]byte{buckets.MetaConfStateName},
+			metaKeys:         [][]byte{MetaConfStateName},
 			expectVersion:    nil,
 			expectError:      true,
 			expectedErrorMsg: `cannot determine storage version: missing "term" key`,
@@ -55,25 +54,25 @@ func TestUpdateStorageVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:          "Backend with 3.5 with all metadata keys should be upgraded to v3.6",
 			version:       "",
-			metaKeys:      [][]byte{buckets.MetaTermKeyName, buckets.MetaConfStateName},
+			metaKeys:      [][]byte{MetaTermKeyName, MetaConfStateName},
 			expectVersion: &semver.Version{Major: 3, Minor: 6},
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "Backend in 3.6.0 should be skipped",
 			version:       "3.6.0",
-			metaKeys:      [][]byte{buckets.MetaTermKeyName, buckets.MetaConfStateName, buckets.MetaStorageVersionName},
+			metaKeys:      [][]byte{MetaTermKeyName, MetaConfStateName, MetaStorageVersionName},
 			expectVersion: &semver.Version{Major: 3, Minor: 6},
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "Backend with current version should be skipped",
 			version:       version.Version,
-			metaKeys:      [][]byte{buckets.MetaTermKeyName, buckets.MetaConfStateName, buckets.MetaStorageVersionName},
+			metaKeys:      [][]byte{MetaTermKeyName, MetaConfStateName, MetaStorageVersionName},
 			expectVersion: &semver.Version{Major: 3, Minor: 6},
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "Backend in 3.7.0 should be skipped",
 			version:       "3.7.0",
-			metaKeys:      [][]byte{buckets.MetaTermKeyName, buckets.MetaConfStateName, buckets.MetaStorageVersionName, []byte("future-key")},
+			metaKeys:      [][]byte{MetaTermKeyName, MetaConfStateName, MetaStorageVersionName, []byte("future-key")},
 			expectVersion: &semver.Version{Major: 3, Minor: 7},
 		},
 	}
@@ -86,19 +85,19 @@ func TestUpdateStorageVersion(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal("batch tx is nil")
 			}
 			tx.Lock()
-			buckets.UnsafeCreateMetaBucket(tx)
+			UnsafeCreateMetaBucket(tx)
 			for _, k := range tc.metaKeys {
 				switch string(k) {
-				case string(buckets.MetaConfStateName):
-					buckets.MustUnsafeSaveConfStateToBackend(lg, tx, &raftpb.ConfState{})
-				case string(buckets.MetaTermKeyName):
-					buckets.UnsafeUpdateConsistentIndex(tx, 1, 1, false)
+				case string(MetaConfStateName):
+					MustUnsafeSaveConfStateToBackend(lg, tx, &raftpb.ConfState{})
+				case string(MetaTermKeyName):
+					UnsafeUpdateConsistentIndex(tx, 1, 1, false)
 				default:
-					tx.UnsafePut(buckets.Meta, k, []byte{})
+					tx.UnsafePut(Meta, k, []byte{})
 				}
 			}
 			if tc.version != "" {
-				buckets.UnsafeSetStorageVersion(tx, semver.New(tc.version))
+				UnsafeSetStorageVersion(tx, semver.New(tc.version))
 			}
 			tx.Unlock()
 			be.ForceCommit()
@@ -106,14 +105,14 @@ func TestUpdateStorageVersion(t *testing.T) {
 
 			b := backend.NewDefaultBackend(tmpPath)
 			defer b.Close()
-			err := UpdateStorageVersion(lg, b.BatchTx())
+			err := UpdateStorageSchema(lg, b.BatchTx())
 			if (err != nil) != tc.expectError {
 				t.Errorf("UpgradeStorage(...) = %+v, expected error: %v", err, tc.expectError)
 			}
 			if err != nil && err.Error() != tc.expectedErrorMsg {
 				t.Errorf("UpgradeStorage(...) = %q, expected error message: %q", err, tc.expectedErrorMsg)
 			}
-			v := buckets.UnsafeReadStorageVersion(b.BatchTx())
+			v := UnsafeReadStorageVersion(b.BatchTx())
 			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectVersion, v)
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/server/mvcc/buckets/version.go b/server/storage/schema/version.go
similarity index 96%
rename from server/mvcc/buckets/version.go
rename to server/storage/schema/version.go
index 261e6f89109..4b8738a771b 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/buckets/version.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/version.go
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package buckets
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"github.com/coreos/go-semver/semver"
 	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 )
 
 // ReadStorageVersion loads storage version from given backend transaction.
diff --git a/server/mvcc/buckets/version_test.go b/server/storage/schema/version_test.go
similarity index 96%
rename from server/mvcc/buckets/version_test.go
rename to server/storage/schema/version_test.go
index cc6f6469acd..60e7cf7760d 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/buckets/version_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/version_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package buckets
+package schema
 
 import (
 	"testing"
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend/testing"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend/testing"
 )
 
 // TestVersion ensures that UnsafeSetStorageVersion/UnsafeReadStorageVersion work well together.
diff --git a/server/verify/verify.go b/server/verify/verify.go
index d27f77280ae..fe34f7a2c09 100644
--- a/server/verify/verify.go
+++ b/server/verify/verify.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3/raftpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/datadir"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 	wal2 "go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/wal"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/wal/walpb"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func MustVerifyIfEnabled(cfg Config) {
 
 func validateConsistentIndex(cfg Config, hardstate *raftpb.HardState, snapshot *walpb.Snapshot, be backend.Backend) error {
 	tx := be.BatchTx()
-	index, term := buckets.ReadConsistentIndex(tx)
+	index, term := schema.ReadConsistentIndex(tx)
 	if cfg.ExactIndex && index != hardstate.Commit {
 		return fmt.Errorf("backend.ConsistentIndex (%v) expected == WAL.HardState.commit (%v)", index, hardstate.Commit)
 	}
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/maintenance_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/maintenance_test.go
index 8661d535697..4bd137d8f35 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/maintenance_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/maintenance_test.go
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/version"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/integration"
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/v3_alarm_test.go b/tests/integration/v3_alarm_test.go
index 0151dc27fcb..55f0366cb6d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/v3_alarm_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/v3_alarm_test.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import (
 	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/v3rpc/rpctypes"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/traceutil"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zaptest"
 )
 
diff --git a/tools/benchmark/cmd/mvcc.go b/tools/benchmark/cmd/mvcc.go
index fd7d6aee010..ebb134e0e0c 100644
--- a/tools/benchmark/cmd/mvcc.go
+++ b/tools/benchmark/cmd/mvcc.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/mvcc"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
diff --git a/tools/etcd-dump-db/backend.go b/tools/etcd-dump-db/backend.go
index 3fe609d9cc4..a0e14bc679a 100644
--- a/tools/etcd-dump-db/backend.go
+++ b/tools/etcd-dump-db/backend.go
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/authpb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/buckets"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/schema"
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/mvccpb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/lease/leasepb"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/storage/backend"
 
 	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 )
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func iterateBucket(dbPath, bucket string, limit uint64, decode bool) (err error)
 
 func getHash(dbPath string) (hash uint32, err error) {
 	b := backend.NewDefaultBackend(dbPath)
-	return b.Hash(buckets.DefaultIgnores)
+	return b.Hash(schema.DefaultIgnores)
 }
 
 // TODO: revert by revision and find specified hash value